breathe a sigh of relief en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) to be relieved; to feel relief.
And the home fans breathed a huge sigh of relief barely two minutes later when Andros Townsend's cross was finished by Defoe.
2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breathing a sigh of relief | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| breathes a sigh of relief | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| breathed a sigh of relief | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| breathed a sigh of relief | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi hengähtää helpotuksesta (be relieved) · sv dra en lättnadens suck (be relieved)