hold your breath

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hold your ˈbreath idiom
1. to stop breathing for a short time
•Hold your breath and count to ten.
2. to be anxious while you are waiting for sth that you are worried about
•He held his breath while the results were read out.
3. (informal)people say don't hold your breath! to emphasize that sth will take a long time or may not happen
•She said she'd do it this week, but don't hold your breath!
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