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got one's breath back

got one's breath back is the simple past and past participle of get one's breath back.

Meaning of get one's breath back

Verb

get one's breath back (third-person singular simple present gets one's breath back, present participle getting one's breath back, simple past and past participle got one's breath back)

  1. (UK) To start breathing normally again after physical exercise.

Questions about got one's breath back

What is got one's breath back the simple past and past participle of?
Got one's breath back is the simple past and past participle of get one's breath back.

Words near got one's breath back in the dictionary

  1. got one's arse into gear
  2. got one's ashes hauled
  3. got one's ass in gear
  4. got one's ass into gear
  5. got one's bowels in an uproar
  6. got one's breath back
  7. got one's butt somewhere
  8. got one's claws into
  9. got one's claws on
  10. got one's claws out
  11. got one's clock cleaned

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