catch one's breath

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verb

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
rest, breathe, take a breather
• Derivationally related forms:
breather (for: breathe), breathing (for: breathe), rest (for: rest), rester (for: rest)
• Hypernyms:
pause, intermit, break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s