get a/(one's) second breath

get a/(one's) second breath

To experience renewed energy after a period of fatigue. I'm sorry, but if I don't get a second breath soon, I'm going to bed. I planned to stop working at 9, but then I got my second breath and just kept going.
See also: breath, get, second
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be pressed for time
  • a run on (something)
  • be pushed for time
  • a rush on (something)
  • be out of (one's) head
  • be at a disadvantage
  • at a disadvantage
  • address comments or remarks to
  • address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
  • address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)