Definitions from Wiktionary (hold one's breath)

▸ verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, one's, breath. To keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic, usually in a negative) To wait expectantly for something to happen soon.


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