hold one's breath

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Definitions of hold one's breath words

phrase hold one's breath If you say that someone is holding their breath, you mean that they are waiting anxiously or excitedly for something to happen. 0
noun hold one's breath to wait expectantly or anxiously 0
verb hold one's breath Used other than as an idiom: to hold one's breath.; to pause noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling. 0
verb hold one's breath (Idiomatic) To wait, as if breathlessly. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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