" breathe easier "

1: to inhale and exhale air;

  * e.g., " ... sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe "

•  Synonyms : 

•  respire

•  Antonyms : 

•  depart,

•  die,

•  expire,

•  pass away,

•  perish,

•  succumb

2: to have life;

  * e.g., " ... as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay "

•  Synonyms : 

•  be,

•  exist,

•  live,

•  subsist

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to let or force out of the lungs;

  * e.g., " ... leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow (out),

•  exhale,

•  expel,

•  expire

•  Antonyms : 

•  inbreathe,

•  inhale,

•  inspire