take a breather



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take a breather

To take a short pause or hiatus (from something). You can go ahead on the hike if you want, I'm going to stop here and take a breather. The senator is taking a breather from his campaign to spend some time with his family.
See also: breather, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kuroukoo-ṙo:Japanese
Norikono-ṙee-koJapanese
Mariekemah-REE-kəDutch
Eir-Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Norwegian
Natille-English (Rare)
Marganita-Hebrew