Emotions & feelings

give someone back some headspace

free someone's mind

To give someone back some headspace means to reduce their stress and leave them with more mental energy.

B2 now and then mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why do you pay for a cleaner?

It gives me back some headspace on weekends.

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Having groceries delivered gives me back some headspace during busy weeks.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Having groceries delivered gives me back some head spaces.

Say: Having groceries delivered gives me back some headspace.

“Headspace” is uncountable in this expression, so it does not take a plural ending.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

give someone back some headspace; gave me back some headspace

Your turn: say it out loud

Having groceries delivered gives me back some headspace during busy weeks.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

give someone back some headspace

free someone's mind

“Having groceries delivered gives me back some headspace during busy weeks.”

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