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Jenny Anh
2021-08-16 01:08
Catch (one's) breath verb phrase
To take a break to breathe normally after an excess physical activity
Alan caught his breath after hours of climbing the mountain.
The whole crew are catching their breath before before continuing the journey.
To stop breathing for a very short time because of a surprising or fearful event
Margaret caught her breath whenever she saw that horrible car accident.
To take a seat and relax
To indicate the act of taking a short sleep.
The verb "catch" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
