take five
US informalDefinition
› used to tell someone to stop working and relax for a short period of timePassive and not working
(Definition of take five from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arse about/around phrasal verb
- breather noun
- breathing room noun
- breathing space noun
- bum around phrasal verb
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- layoff noun
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