“Don’t hold your breath”
意味
Do not expect something to happen soon.
例文
Examples
“He said he might help, but don’t hold your breath.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
He said he might help, but _____.Compare with the original example
He said he might help, but don’t hold your breath.
Write a two-line conversation using “Don’t hold your breath”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Don’t hold your breath" mean?
- "Don’t hold your breath" means do not expect something to happen soon.
- How do you use "Don’t hold your breath" in a sentence?
- Example: "He said he might help, but don’t hold your breath."
- Should I interpret "Don’t hold your breath" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.