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Wind Sentence In The Loop 256 One’s Burst Energy Dancers Stop

Id in_the_loop_256
Idiom GET (ONE’S) SECOND WIND
Definition to get a second burst of energy
Examples
  1. The dancers had to stop for a few minutes to take a rest. When they got their second wind, they started to dance again.
  2. The candidate took the weekend off from campaigning because he was mentally exhausted. He told reporters that he would be back on the campaign trail after he got his second wind.
Extra Info

The expression suggests that when a person gets out of breath (wind), he/she can get a second one in order to continue. It can be used literally (sentence 1) or figuratively (sentence 2).

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