hold one's breath
verb
Graduate
1
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.
2
To wait expectantly for something to happen soon.
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.
To wait expectantly for something to happen soon.