heave a sigh of relief

To experience an intense feeling of happiness or relief because something particularly stressful, unpleasant, or undesirable has been avoided or completed. Everyone in class heaved a sigh of relief after that horrible midterm exam was over. Investors in Europe are heaving a big sigh of relief now that a Greek exit from the Euro has been avoided.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wasi	-	Arabic
Adebayo	-	Western African, Yoruba
SİMge	-	Turkish
Vasilka	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Clem	KLEM	English
Hicks	[hiks]