After two hours we could hardly walk another step, but we got a second wind as we neared home.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get your second wind — get a/(your) second wind British, American & Australian, American to suddenly have new energy to continue doing something after you were feeling tired. After two hours we could hardly walk another step, but we got a second wind as we neared home … New idioms dictionary
get a second wind — to have increased energy or strength after feeling tired or weak. The automobile industry seems to have gotten a second wind. Fred somehow got his second wind about halfway through the race … New idioms dictionary
second wind — noun (singular) a new feeling of energy that you get when you have been working or exercising very hard and had thought you were too tired to continue: get your second wind: OK, let s go you should have got your second wind by now … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
second wind — N SING When you get your second wind, you become able to continue doing something difficult or energetic after you have been tired or out of breath. Finding a second wind, he rode away from his pursuers … English dictionary
second wind — a feeling that your energy is returning as you run In a 10 K race, I usually get my second wind after 15 minutes … English idioms
second\ wind — • second wind • second breath noun 1. the easier breathing that follows difficult breathing when one makes a severe physical effort, as in running or swimming. After the first quarter mile, a mile runner usually gets his second wind and can… … Словарь американских идиом
get second wind — get a/(your) second wind British, American & Australian, American to suddenly have new energy to continue doing something after you were feeling tired. After two hours we could hardly walk another step, but we got a second wind as we neared home … New idioms dictionary
second wind — noun 1. renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind • Hypernyms: ↑energy, ↑push,… … Useful english dictionary
second wind — n. to get one s second wind * * * [ˌsekənd wɪnd] to get one s second wind … Combinatory dictionary
second wind — also[second breath] {n.} 1. The easier breathing that follows difficult breathing when one makes a severe physical effort, as in running or swimming./ * /After the first quarter mile, a mile runner usually gets his second wind and can breathe… … Dictionary of American idioms
