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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Waldo	['wɔ:ldəu]
Ahura Mazda	ə-HUWR-ə MAZ-də (English)	Persian Mythology
Fritzi	FRI-tsee	German
Tiwlip	-	Welsh
Helga	HEL-gah (German), HEL-gaw (Hungarian)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Ancient Scandinavian
Jewel	JOOL	English