take a breath

take a breath

To inhale and then exhale. I can tell that you're just a bit too upset to talk about this. Why don't you take a breath, calm down a bit, and then we'll discuss it. I've loved my son more than life itself ever since he took his first breath.
See also: breath, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • do (one's) bit
  • do bit
  • do one's bit
  • do your bit
  • bit by bit
  • in dribs and drabs
  • shade
  • a shade
  • a shade (something)
  • not one bit