词汇 | breathe a sigh of relief |
释义 | Idiom breathe a sigh of relief to feel comfortable again after worrying about something.Coastal residents breathed a sigh of relief when the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm.Her children breathed a quiet sigh of relief when she made arrangements to get help. breathe a sigh of reliefTo experience an intense feeling of happiness or relief because something particularly stressful, unpleasant, or undesirable has been avoided or completed. Everyone in class breathed a sigh of relief after that horrible midterm exam was over. Investors are breathing a big sigh of relief now that the predicted downturn has seemingly been avoided. breathe a sigh of relief1. Lit. to sigh in a way that signals one's relief that something has come to an end. At the end of the contest, we all breathed a sigh of relief. 2. Fig. to express relief that something has ended. With the contract finally signed, we breathed a sigh of relief as we drank a toast in celebration. |
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