Question of the Day #840

We need to give employees enough free space to pause, take a breather, seek advice and support if needed and feel supported throughout their journey.

From the 3rd paragraph of this article at Forbes.

  上記の文で、take a breatherの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "take a breather" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

一息つく、一休みする

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To take a short pause or hiatus (from something).

   

Examples

• Regroup and take a breather at midday.
• You can go ahead on the hike if you want, I'm going to stop here and take a breather.
• The senator is taking a breather from his campaign to spend some time with his family.
• “Yeah. I’m just taking a breather. You guys carry on; just ignore me.”
 - When Dimple Met Rishi
• What does exist is the paragraph break: a visual bookmark that allows the reader to pause, take a breather, assimilate what he has read, and then find his place again on the page.
 - The Sense of Style

   

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