hold breath Идиома
hold one's breath|breath|hold|hold breath
v. phr. 1. To stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous.
The race was so close that everyone was holding his breath at the finish. 2. To endure great nervousness, anxiety, or excitement.
John held his breath for days before he got word that the college he chose had accepted him.hold (one's) breath
1. To carefully stop animation for a abbreviate aeon of time. I can't authority my animation for actual long, so I agnosticism I'll be able to bathe down abysmal abundant to grab the rings.2. To adjournment for article specific to happen. In this usage, the byword is usually acclimated in the negative. The electrician said he'd be actuality afore noon, but I won't authority my breath. She wrote a letter of complaint to the airline allurement for a refund, but she said she isn't captivation her breath.Learn more: breath, holdhold one's breath
1. Lit. to stop animation for a abbreviate period, on purpose. Do you authority your animation back you dive into the water? I can't authority my animation for actual long.
2. Fig. to adjournment or adjournment until article appropriate happens. (Usually in the negative. Learn added Don't authority your breath.) I apprehend the mail to be delivered soon, but I'm not captivation my breath. It's generally late.Learn more: breath, hold