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Idiom

breath of fresh air

Meaning

Something relieving, refreshing, or new.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Her new idea is a breath of fresh air.”

“After working with the same team for years, the new manager is a breath of fresh air.”

“The candidate's honest approach to the political crisis served as a breath of fresh air for the tired, skeptical public.”

Examples

simple

“Her new idea is a breath of fresh air.”

contextual

“After working with the same team for years, the new manager is a breath of fresh air.”

complex

“The candidate's honest approach to the political crisis served as a breath of fresh air for the tired, skeptical public.”

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