take a breath



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take a breath

To inhale and then exhale. I can tell that you're just a bit too upset to talk about this. Why don't you take a breath, calm down a bit, and then we'll discuss it. I've loved my son more than life itself ever since he took his first breath.
See also: breath, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Crenshaw['kren.ʃɔ:]
EmerEE-murIrish, Irish Mythology
Mathildamə-TIL-də (English, Swedish)English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
PacaPAH-kahSpanish
Xanthippeksahn-teep-pe (Ancient Greek), zan-TIP-ee (English)Ancient Greek
Tushar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati