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December 8, 2023 2 mins
D'ont hold your breath explained, with examples.

Learn what the idiom “Don't hold your breath” means.
It is a humerous way of saying, this will never happen. Why humerous, because try to hold your breath, how long can you hold your breath? Well, if you hold your breath, you will certainly die. So don't hold your breath. It tends to be used sarcastically and the speaker is expressing skepticism

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Don't Hold Your Breath - Idioms (640) Origin - English Tutor Nick P
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Informal American idiom: Don’t hold your breath
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