| 单词 | don't hold your breath |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdon't hold your breath b. colloquial (originally U.S.). don't hold your breath: (with reference to a stated or implied situation or event) don't expect it to happen (soon); don't be confident of a successful outcome. ΚΠ 1889 Quincy (Illinois) Weekly Whig 28 Feb. Crowder Yost will give an extensive fox drive in the near future. But don't hold your breath until he gets ready. 1978 Forbes (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Features section) 64 Don't hold your breath for a stampede of Japanese investors, but it would be good news indeed for Wall Street should Japanese money start coming here. 1985 D. Lucie Hard Feelings i. iii, in Progress & Hard Feelings 60/2 Rusty: When I've finished you'll have my undivided attention, OK? Annie (to Viv): Don't hold your breath. 2001 Org. Gardening Jan. 30/3 If you want to try your luck, scrounge some semi-ripe cuttings in July and set them in a grit-lined trench in a cold frame. But don't hold your breath. < as lemmas |
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