take+breath
131take a breath — verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs (Freq. 3) I can breathe better when the air is clean The patient is respiring • Syn: ↑breathe, ↑respire, ↑suspire • See Also: ↑ …
132take one's breath away — phrasal : to make one breathless from excitement or emotion or from astonishment or amazement …