a breath of fresh air
/ə ˌbreθ əv ˌfreʃ ˈeə/NEUTRAL · C2
Meaning
someone or something new that makes things more exciting
Examples
- 1After years of dull assemblies, our new head teacher was a breath of fresh air.
- 2The café's handwritten menu is a breath of fresh air on a high street full of chains.
- 3Priya's cheerful ideas came as a breath of fresh air to a team that had stopped trying anything new.
- 4Isn't it a breath of fresh air to watch a comedy that doesn't rely on cheap jokes?
- 5After weeks of revising alone, joining the new study group felt like a breath of fresh air.
Grammar
Singular, with a. Usually after be, feel like or come as.
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