"breath of fresh air" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-breath of fresh air.ogg [Australia] Forms: breaths of fresh air [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|breaths of fresh air}} breath of fresh air (plural breaths of fresh air)
  1. (idiomatic) Something relieving, refreshing, or new. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: change of air Translations (something relieving, refreshing, or new): raikas tuulahdus (Finnish), bouffée d’oxygène [feminine] (French), 청량제 (cheongnyangje) (alt: 淸凉劑) (Korean), gură de aer proaspăt (Romanian), глоток свежего воздуха (glotok sveževo vozduxa) (Russian), soplo de aire fresco [masculine] (Spanish), frisk fläkt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-breath_of_fresh_air-en-noun-z~4vZxXe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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