Breath of fresh air

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Argo33

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Hello,

Does "breath of fresh air" mean reinvigorate?

Macron election gives a gasping EU a breath of fresh air?

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Hello,

Does "breath of fresh air" mean reinvigorate?

"Macron's election gives a gasping EU a breath of fresh air?"
It's difficult to agree that a noun phrase means a verb. But yes, a breath of fresh air can reinvigorate something that's gasping.
 

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It means that Macron was something new and different when he emerged, so the EU didn't look so stale and unexciting.
 
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