Tanım
•with bated breath (literal and idiomatic sense)
Diğer Dillerde
astounded, stunned · with bated breath · absent-minded
köken: Past participle of pasmar.
with bated breath (eagerly)
with bated breath (eagerly; with great anticipation)
köken: Literally, “with bated breath”.
Etimoloji
henkeä (“breath”) + pidätellen (“holding”)