it was a breath of fresh air

  • 1breath of fresh air — noun a welcome relief the new management was like a breath of fresh air • Hypernyms: ↑easing, ↑moderation, ↑relief …

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  • 2Picnic - A Breath of Fresh Air — Infobox Album Name = Picnic A Breath of Fresh Air Type = compilation Artist = various artists Released = Start date|1970 Recorded = Genre = Progressive rock, folk rock Length = Label = Harvest (UK) Producer = various Reviews = Last album = This… …

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  • 3like a breath of fresh air — (like) a breath of fresh air pleasantly different. Selena was a talented and beautiful entertainer, a breath of fresh air in an industry full of people all trying to copy each other …

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  • 4(a) breath of fresh air — (like) a breath of fresh air pleasantly different. Selena was a talented and beautiful entertainer, a breath of fresh air in an industry full of people all trying to copy each other …

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  • 5breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… …

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  • 6breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) …

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  • 7breath — [ breθ ] noun count or uncount *** the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth: He could feel her warm breath on his face. His breath smelled strongly of alcohol. a. the act of getting air into your lungs by breathing:… …

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  • 8fresh — W2S2 [freʃ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(new)¦ 2¦(new and interesting)¦ 3¦(recent)¦ 4 a fresh start 5¦(food/flowers)¦ 6 fresh air 7 fresh water 8¦(taste/smell etc)¦ 9¦(appearance)¦ 10¦(weather)¦ …

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  • 9breath — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, heavy, long, slow ▪ quick, shallow, sharp, short ▪ …

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  • 10breath — /breT/ noun 1 AIR YOU BREATHE a) (U) the air that you take in and out of your lungs when you breathe: Paul smelt the cigarette smoke on her breath. | bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) b) the process of breathing in and out: Her breath… …

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