breathe easy
To relax or feel secure about something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You can breathe easy now that the exams are over.”
“The doctor said the test results were fine, so the whole family could finally breathe easy.”
“With the storm having passed and the ship safely in harbor, the captain allowed himself to breathe easy for the first time in days.”
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breathe a sigh of relief
to be relieved; to feel relief.
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breathe a word
To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative).
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breathe down someone's neck
To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person.
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breathe one's last
To die.
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easier said than done
Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.
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easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
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easy does it
Relax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.
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easy mark
Someone who is easily fooled or victimized.
Last updated August 10, 2026