breathing room
noun[U]
USus/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ ˌruːm/uk/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ ˌruːm/(also mainlyUKbreathing space)aperiodofrestinordertoincreasestrengthor give you moretimetothinkabout what to do next:
Iwanteda littlebreathingroombetweenjobs.
The court'sdecisiongave us somebreathingroom.
Passive and not working
- anywhere
- breather
- breathing space
- bum around
- dormancy
- dormant
- idle
- laze
- leavesomeonebeidiom
- lie around
- moribund
- navel
- non-physical
- recharge
- siesta
- sit onyourarseidiom
- sit onyourhandsidiom
- sit round
- slob
- slob around (something)