a breathing space

breathing space

1. A sufficient buffer of time or space that allows for freedom of movement or relief from a given source of pressure or stress. My yearly bonus always affords us a little bit of breathing space for the Christmas expenses. Please move back and give us some of breathing space here. The professor extended the deadline for our midterm papers, so I've got a bit of breathing space to get it finished.

2. A pause to rest or to think over something. Give me a minute, I just need a little breathing space while I figure this out.

a ˈbreathing space

a time for resting between two periods of effort; pause: This holiday will give me a bit of breathing space before I start my new job.

词组	a breathing space
释义	a breathing space breathing space 1. A sufficient buffer of time or space that allows for freedom of movement or relief from a given source of pressure or stress. My yearly bonus always affords us a little bit of breathing space for the Christmas expenses. Please move back and give us some of breathing space here. The professor extended the deadline for our midterm papers, so I've got a bit of breathing space to get it finished. 2. A pause to rest or to think over something. Give me a minute, I just need a little breathing space while I figure this out. See also: breathing, space Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a ˈbreathing space a time for resting between two periods of effort; pause: This holiday will give me a bit of breathing space before I start my new job. See also: breathing, space Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: breathing space breathing room year by year a rainy day rainy rainy day, a no lie No lie! No lie? gravy! References in classic literature I took a breathing space, set my teeth, and again grappled fiercely, wrist and knee, with the machine. Time Machine "It's a recovery project so it is not always easy for them but it is giving them a breathing space and helping them." Breathing Space for homeless folk
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