breathe easy

/ˌbrið ˈizi/

verb

To relax or feel secure about something.

“You can breathe easy knowing that your savings account is insured against loss.”

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Meanings

verbbreathe easy (third-person singular simple present breathes easy, present participle breathing easy, simple past and past participle breathed easy)

present singular third person breathes easy · participle present breathing easy · participle past breathed easy · past breathed easy

  1. idiomaticTo relax or feel secure about something.

    You can breathe easy knowing that your savings account is insured against loss.

Translations

French se calmer, souffler
  • se calmerrelax or feel secure
  • soufflerrelax or feel secure
Russian вздохну́ть с облегче́нием
  • вздохну́ть с облегче́нием (vzdoxnútʹ s oblexčénijem)relax or feel secure
Spanish respirar tranquilo
  • respirar tranquilorelax or feel secure
Cite this entry
APA

breathe easy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathe%20easy

MLA

“breathe easy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathe%20easy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breathe easy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathe%20easy.

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