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.

See also: breath

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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			wiser wish wish away wish for wish list wish on wish the ground would swallow up wishful thinking wit witch with a bang but with a whimper with a capital with a capital [A etc.] with a fine-tooth comb with a heavy heart with a vengeance with a view to doing with advance notice with all due respect with all heart with all the fixin's with all the trimmings with an eye to with back against the wall with bare hands with bated breath with bells on with both barrels with child with each passing day with ease with every breath with everything with eyes closed with eyes open with flying colors with for some time With friends like that, who needs enemies? with good reason with guns blazing with impunity with knobs on with malice aforethought with my blessing with no strings attached with nose in the air with one hand tied behind back with open arms With or without? with own fair hands With pleasure			with an eye to the main chance with an eye to the main chance with an iron hand With Approved Credit With Approved Credit With Approved Credit With Approved Credit With Arms Wide Open With Arms Wide Open Foundation with assurance with authority With Average With Average With Average With Average With Average Irrespective of Percentage with back against the wall with back to the wall with back to the wall with back to the wall with back to the wall With Backoff Procedure with bad grace with bad grace with bad grace with bare hands with bare hands with bare hands with bare hands with bare hands with bated breath with bells on With Benefit of Survivorship With Best Compliments With Best Compliments From With Best Regards With Best Wishes With Blood Comes Cleansing with both barrels with both hands tied behind back with brass knobs on with brass knobs on with brass knobs on with broad strokes with calf with calf with calf With Care with cause with certainty With Change with child with child with child with child with child with child With Comment with compliance with compliments with compliments

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