breathe a sigh of relief
idiom
: to relax because something one has been worrying about is not a problem or danger anymore : to feel relieved
We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard that they were safe.
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Patients at Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospitals can breathe a sigh of relief.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
This way Les Snead can breathe a sigh of relief and then get to work on shoring up the secondary.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
As football fans prepare for the biggest Sunday of the year, hosts can breathe a sigh of relief regarding the menu.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
The Boston-area can breathe a sigh of relief after last week’s whopper.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
This way Les Snead can breathe a sigh of relief and then get to work on shoring up the secondary.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
As football fans prepare for the biggest Sunday of the year, hosts can breathe a sigh of relief regarding the menu.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
The Boston-area can breathe a sigh of relief after last week’s whopper.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Breathe a sigh of relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathe%20a%20sigh%20of%20relief. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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