"breathe a sigh of relief" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-breathe a sigh of relief.ogg [Australia] Forms: breathes a sigh of relief [present, singular, third-person], breathing a sigh of relief [participle, present], breathed a sigh of relief [participle, past], breathed a sigh of relief [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=breathe a sigh of relief}} breathe a sigh of relief (third-person singular simple present breathes a sigh of relief, present participle breathing a sigh of relief, simple past and past participle breathed a sigh of relief)
  1. (idiomatic) to be relieved; to feel relief. Tags: idiomatic Translations (be relieved): dra en lättnadens suck (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-breathe_a_sigh_of_relief-en-verb-zKV26US4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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