BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF

breathe a sigh of relief: translation

1. Lit. to sigh in a way that signals one's relief that something has come to an end. •

At the end of the contest, we all breathed a sigh of relief.

2. Fig. to express relief that something has ended. •

With the contract finally signed, we breathed a sigh of relief as we drank a toast in celebration.