breathe easy
To relax or feel secure about somethingTo relax or feel secure about something.
» I could finally breathe easier, feeling a sense of safety return.
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3 languagesBy meaning 1
Examples
4 sentencesI could finally breathe easier, feeling a sense of safety return.
The kids have gone to school and I can finally breathe easy.
ruДети ушли в школу, и я наконец могу вздохнуть спокойно. — marafon
The massage therapist used gentle pressure techniques to help her relax and breathe easier.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To relax or feel secure about something.
You can breathe easy knowing that your savings account is insured against loss.
вздохну́ть с облегче́ниемvzdoxnútʹ s oblexčénijem
Forms
breathes easy, breathing easy, breathed easy, breathed easyirregular
| Base form | breathe easy · to breathe easy |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | breathes easy |
| Present participle | breathing easy |
| Past simple | breathed easy |
| Past participle | breathed easy |
Tenses
breathe easy · breathed easy · will breathe easy · have breathed easyPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.