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
Terrence['terəns]
IzaÄK-Dutch
Michi (2)-German
Agnete-Danish
Rambert-Ancient Germanic
OlafO-lahf (German, Dutch)Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish