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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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It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.
