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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Texans can breathe a sigh of relief, and should acknowledge the fine work of the policymakers, grid managers, and businesses whose work and investment risks implemented these improvements.
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Federal employees Federal workers can breathe a sigh of relief with the passage of the recent stopgap, taking the threat of mass furloughs off the table for a few months.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety The truth absolves Emily and lets her parents breathe a sigh of relief about that night, which had been tearing them apart from grief.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Those in support of the monuments, can now breathe a sigh of relief after winning what may have seemed like a race against the clock to protect these lands.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Federal employees Federal workers can breathe a sigh of relief with the passage of the recent stopgap, taking the threat of mass furloughs off the table for a few months.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety The truth absolves Emily and lets her parents breathe a sigh of relief about that night, which had been tearing them apart from grief.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Those in support of the monuments, can now breathe a sigh of relief after winning what may have seemed like a race against the clock to protect these lands.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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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 1 Feb. 2025.
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