with bated breath

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with bated breath

Cliché while holding one's breath. We stood there with bated breath while the man hung on the side of the bridge. They listened with bated breath for the announcement about the winner.

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They look upon us as amateurs and speak of Scotland Yard with bated breath. The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context Yes, a dangerous matter -- so dangerous that even the most saintly dared only whisper their religious opinions with bated breath, lest something which fell from their lips might be misconstrued, and bring down a swift retribution upon them. A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context At this all stopped and listened with bated breath, albeit for a time they could hear nothing, their ears being duller than Stutely's. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context More results

? References in classic literature

They look upon us as amateurs and speak of Scotland Yard with bated breath.

The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

Yes, a dangerous matter -- so dangerous that even the most saintly dared only whisper their religious opinions with bated breath, lest something which fell from their lips might be misconstrued, and bring down a swift retribution upon them.

A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

At this all stopped and listened with bated breath, albeit for a time they could hear nothing, their ears being duller than Stutely's.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context

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