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catch one's breath

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Verb1.catch one's breath - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
intermit, pause, break - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"


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Things are no longer moving along at the break-neck pace they were last year, but the slight hesitation is welcome, one can catch one's breath.
Such triggers cause the muscles surrounding the airways to contract, leading to an inability to catch one's breath.
 
 
 
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