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take a break

verb as in unwind

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Workers can step out onto the terrace to take a break, or bring their laptop with them to work there on a nice day.

He recalled one of his bosses yelling at him when he sat down in the fields to take a break.

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The music softens as the band members take a break and high-five one another.

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“This is a lot to take in. Why don’t we take a break? Come on—let me introduce you two to Lala, the captain of this ship.”

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But a few years ago, Ant and Dec suggested the ITV show should take a break from putting politicians in the jungle.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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