have/take a breather informal to stop what you are doing for a short time
in order to to rest, especially when you are exercising
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土曜日の忘年会で，TOEIC日韓対決しているHwangさんに，韓国で，英語教師の
TOEICスコアが400点台で，それを理由に解雇され，裁判に訴えたけど，裁判所に
400点台は英語教師として低すぎと認定され，裁判に負けた話があると聞きました。
親子３人でお願いしたいですわ。
ラジオ英会話 (December 15, 2014)
Christmas Shopping Down to the Wire
down to the wire (American & Australian)
until the very last moment that it is possible to do something
Usage notes: In a horse race, the wire is a metal thread that marks
the finishing line.
If both teams are playing at their best, the game will go down to the wire
(= it will be won at the last moment).
The Democrats struggled down to the wire to choose their candidate.
(from The Free Dictionary by FARLEX)
brave to deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation
；みかん星人さん or Rabbitさんが動詞としての用法について触れていたのを前に読みました。
dampen also dampen down BrE to make something such as a feeling or activity
less strong: The light rain dampened the crowd's enthusiasm.
Enjoy Simple Englsih (December 15, 2014)
Short Story: DNA
have a (good) eye for sth to be good noticing a particular type of things,
especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etc:
Yuka has an eye for detail.
にゃもし
