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.

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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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