time to catch breath

*time to catch one's breath

Fig. enough time to relax or behave normally. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) When things slow down around here, I'll get time to catch my breath. Sally was so busy she didn't even have time to catch her breath.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Frannie	FRAN-ee	English
Appleseed	['æplisi:d]
Bobette
Vicki	VIK-ee	English
Hourig	-	Armenian
Cees	-	Dutch