I`ve used the phrase "A sigh of relief."
Can i use the above too?
2006-10-05 21:38:30 · 6 answers · asked by silversnail12001 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
relief sounds better to me, because sigh of comfort.. hmh comfort is something you feel but not express in sigh.
you can "sigh in comfort" however.
2006-10-05 21:49:32 · answer #1 · answered by Magnetic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A look of comfort, perhaps. You can sigh in comfort but you are trying to explain sigh as a look.
2006-10-06 20:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by rhymer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use : His dull face relaxed as he gave a sigh of relief.
2006-10-06 05:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by Robin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely a sigh is a sound not a facial expression..
2006-10-06 04:46:39 · answer #4 · answered by geordie.lady 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of it , but after repeating it again and again , I'm beginning to like it
2006-10-06 04:55:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No; it does not work at all.
2006-10-06 06:45:37 · answer #6 · answered by CrankyYankee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋