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.
See also: breath, catch, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lawrence['lɔrəns]
TarjaTAHR-yahFinnish
Oriol-Catalan
HildebertHIL-de-bertGerman
ZdenaZDEN-ahCzech
DelmaDEL-mə (English)Irish, English