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HOLMES: And phew, a close one, heavy flooding expected in England never really materialized.

—CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2007

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interjection Used to express relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust.

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We got Toni and Bingo the acrobats to help in the rescue-phew, it was pretty dangerous! ' — The Circus of Adventure
"Pressure's okay; temperature -- phew -- it's one hundred five below zero." — 2010 Odyssey Two
KING: Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney, and there's a-- phew -- not much time to go, a week from Tuesday. — CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Dick Cheney Discusses the Final Days of Campaign 2000 - October 27, 2000
HOLMES: And phew, a close one, heavy flooding expected in England never really materialized. — CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2007
I say ... he must be a damned rum chap - phew! — THE NUMBERS

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A mere exclamation; cf. phoo, pho, phy, etc.

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