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breath of fresh air

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a breath of fresh air
someone or something that is new and different and makes everything seem more exciting. Angela's like a breath of fresh air when she comes to stay. After all the criticism, his positive comments came as a breath of fresh air.
See also: air, breath, fresh


(like) a breath of fresh air
pleasantly different. Selena was a talented and beautiful entertainer, a breath of fresh air in an industry full of people all trying to copy each other.
See also: air, breath, fresh


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That evening I went out merely to get a breath of fresh air, but one thing followed another-- the weather was cold, all nature was looking mournful, and I had fallen in with Emelia.
Then, without premeditation, we may express our disapproval of such a turn by getting up from our seats and leaving the theatre for a promenade and a breath of fresh air outside, coming back, when the turn is over, to enjoy the rest of the programme.
She had another of her fainting fits this morning, and she asked to go out and get a breath of fresh air.
 
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