heave a sigh of relief イディオム
breathe a sigh of relief
feel relieved after a time of worry When we saw the children were safe, we breathed a sigh of relief.
on relief
on relief Also,
on welfare;
on the dole. Receiving public financial assistance, as in
Half the people in this town are on relief, or
Don hated the idea of going on welfare. The first two terms originated in the United States in the 1930s, when government assistance of this kind was first instituted.
On the dole, used mainly in Britain but occasionally in America, dates from the 1920s, although the use of
dole for a charitable gift dates from about 1200.
relief
relief 1.
in relief carved or molded so as to project from a surface
2.
on relief receiving government aid because of poverty, unemployment, etc.
heave a blow of relief
To acquaintance an acute activity of beatitude or abatement because article decidedly stressful, unpleasant, or abominable has been abhorred or completed. Everyone in chic heaved a blow of abatement afterwards that abhorrent midterm assay was over. Investors in Europe are bouncing a big blow of abatement now that a Greek avenue from the Euro has been avoided.Learn more: heave, of, relief, sigh