don't hold your breath

English

Etymology

Suggesting that if one were to hold one's breath while waiting for the expected event, one would die before it happened

Pronunciation

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Phrase

don't hold your breath

(idiomatic, imperative) "Don't wait." Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned to is unlikely to happen soon or at all.
- The government says it's going to introduce free meals for all schoolchildren.
- Huh, don't hold your breath.

Translations

don't wait

Chinese:
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Finnish: älä odota liikoja

Portuguese: espera sentado
Russian: держи́ карма́н ши́ре (ru) (derží karmán šíre) /lit: hold your pocket wider/, раскати́л губу́ (raskatíl gubú) /lit: you've unrolled your lip/
Spanish: espera sentado

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