don't hold your breath
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- Suggesting that if one were to hold one's breath while waiting for the expected event, one would die before it happened
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The government says it's going to introduce free meals for all schoolchildren. — Huh, don't hold your breath..
Submitted on September 01, 2009
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non tenere spiritum
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