get one's breath back
English
Verb
get one's breath back (third-person singular simple present gets one's breath back, present participle getting one's breath back, simple past and past participle got one's breath back)
- (UK) To start breathing normally again after physical exercise.
- Synonym: catch one's breath
Further reading
- “get one's breath back”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.