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
Allan['ælən]
PÁDraigÍNPAW-dri-geenIrish
Booth[bu:θ]
Ru-Chinese
&Thorn;ÓRmÓ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Moysei-Old Church Slavic