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breathing space n
1. enough area to permit freedom of movement the country gives us some breathing space 2. a pause for rest, etc. a coffee break was their only breathing space ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| I took a breathing space, set my teeth, and again grappled fiercely, wrist and knee, with the machine. No, I had come to the main corridor, and still there was a breathing space between the surface of the water and the rocky ceiling above. Such nice clear places were made round them that they had all the breathing space they wanted, and really, if Mistress Mary had known it, they began to cheer up under the dark earth and work tremendously. |
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