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单词 breathing space
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breathing spacenoun [ C or U ]

uk/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ ˌspeɪs/us/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ ˌspeɪs/mainly UK US usually breathing room

a period of rest in order to increase strength or give you more time to think about what to do next:

I wanted a little breathing space between jobs.
The court's decision gave us some breathing space.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Passive and not working

  • anywhere
  • arse about/around
  • breather
  • bum
  • bum around
  • drift with the tide idiom
  • float
  • idle
  • leave sb be idiom
  • lie around
  • moribund
  • not get/go anywhere idiom
  • out of action idiom
  • passive
  • recharge
  • slob around (sth)
  • slop around (sth)
  • stew
  • take five idiom
  • torpid

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breathing spacenoun [ U or S ]

ukusUS also breathing room

a period of rest from a busy or difficult situation in order to get your energy back or give you more time to think about what to do next:

Troubled companies have a 28-day breathing space in which they can reorganise their affairs.
allow/give sb some breathing space The change of date gives the two sides some breathing space to strike a last minute deal.
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