Emotions & feelings

take a breath

pause to calm down

To pause briefly and breathe before reacting or continuing.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

I don't know what to say.

Take a breath and start with the main point.

Play the conversation

Take a breath before you send that angry message.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Take a deep breathe before you reply.

Say: Take a deep breath before you reply.

Use the noun “breath” after “deep”; “breathe” is the verb.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

take a breath; take a breath before doing something

Your turn: say it out loud

Take a breath before you send that angry message.

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

take a breath

pause to calm down

“Take a breath before you send that angry message.”

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