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I don't have time to catch my breath

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I don't have time to catch my breath,

 and I don't have time to breathe.

Fig. I am very busy.; I have been very busy. Henry: I'm so busy these days. I don't have time to catch my breath. Rachel: Oh, I know what you mean. Sue: Would you mind finishing this for me? Bill: Sorry, Sue. I'm busy. I don't have time to breathe.

See also: breath, catch, have, time