English / phrase
Take a breather
MEANING IN ENGLISH
to pause briefly during hard work or physical exertion in order to rest or catch one's breath
In context
01
After hiking up the steep rocky hill for two hours, the group stopped to take a breather by a freshwater spring.
02
You have been staring at the computer screen all morning; go outside and take a breather.
Synonyms
Take a short break,pause,rest briefly
Antonyms
Keep working,press on relentlessly,soldier on
Collocations
Take a breather from work,need to take a breather,stop to take a breather