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take a breather

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

MWE

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
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pasttense
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presentparticiple
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thirdpersonsingular
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pastparticiple
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