v take a short break from one's activities in order to relaxSynonyms: breathe, catch one's breath, rest Type of: break, intermit, pause.
stop breathing for a moment (because of surprise, fear, shock, etc.): The magnificent view made us catch our breath. See also: breath, catch. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017. See also: catch (one's) breath.
What is another word for take a break?
| break off | come up for air |
|---|
| ease off | pause |
| put your feet up | relax |
| rest | stop |
| take a breather | take a rest |
To Catch Your Breath MeaningDefinition: To struggle with breathing normally; to rest and contemplate something for a brief period of time. In this context, someone may need to catch his breath to rest or contemplate the news or event.
The phrase what's the catch? is a retort when one believes that an offer is too good to be true. One may ask what's the catch? if he believes that a situation or deal is being presented on its best face and that problems or drawbacks are being hidden.
Re: can't buy a breakA break, as used here, and as Gil explained, means that something goes easily for someone. We caught a break. -- Something good happened that helped us. Can't a guy get a break?
can't catch a break. had no luck. had some luck. need a break. take a time.
Break meaning 'a bit of good luck; a chance' is originally AmE and continues to be used there with get. The Corpus of Historical American English has its first instance of catch/caught a break in 1986, and it gained ground through the 1990s and 2000s.
Based on five years of fieldwork in Boston, Can't Catch a Break documents the day-to-day lives of forty women as they struggle to survive sexual abuse, violent communities, ineffective social and therapeutic programs, discriminatory local and federal policies, criminalization, incarceration, and a broad cultural
The phrase "catch you on the flip side" is a very colloquial way of saying "See you tomorrow". It's unusual and unprofessional to see it in a business email.
A drift is part of the blacksmithing process where a pin is hammered into a formed, forged hole (as in a hinge hole which will accommodate a hinge-pin). This pin is usually caught or retrieved by a blacksmith's apprentice. Thus, the specific phrase “catch my drift” could well come from this process.
phrase. If you have to rough it, you have to live without the possessions and comforts that you normally have. [informal]
Proverb. you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity.
I can't know for sure the origin of the expression "if you catch my drift". It means that you have not given a direct answer to a question, or you have not made an explicit statement describing a situation. Rather you have made a statement that should allow a listener / reader to understand what you meant.
