breathe a sigh of relief

verb

to be relieved; to feel relief.

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Meanings

verbbreathe a sigh of relief (third-person singular simple present breathes a sigh of relief, present participle breathing a sigh of relief, simple past and past participle breathed a sigh of relief)

present singular third person breathes a sigh of relief · participle present breathing a sigh of relief · participle past breathed a sigh of relief · past breathed a sigh of relief

  1. idiomaticto 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

Translations

Finnish hengähtää helpotuksesta
  • hengähtää helpotuksestabe relieved
Swedish dra en lättnadens suck
  • dra en lättnadens suckbe relieved
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breathe a sigh of relief,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathe%20a%20sigh%20of%20relief.

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