Meaning of get some air | Babel Free

Definitions

To invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose.

idiomatic

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Examples

“[I]t was enough to send her rattling away again in a cab, through deserts of gritty streets, where many people crowded at the corner of courts and byways to get some air.”

“[H]e took occasion to remark that it was lovely on the balcony: one really got some air, the breeze being from that quarter.”

“"Ah, I see! You went for a little walk to get some air!"”

“"You'd better begin to get some air and exercise and quit hanging about in the house all day."”

“"We got out of the van to get some air on the Gower peninsula."”

“Gaza City had become generally calmer on Thursday after a cease-fire between Fatah and Hamas, and residents had emerged into the streets to buy food and get some air.”

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