hold one's breath | Idiomator

Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seehold,‎one's,‎breath.To keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably beforeexhalingafter previouslyinhaling.; (idiomatic,usually in a negative)Towaitexpectantly for something to happen soon.He might pay back the money he borrowed without you reminding him, but I wouldn'thold my breath.2008, Linda Robinson,Tell Me How This Ends: GeneralDavid Petraeusand the Search for a Way Out of Iraq‎[1],page271:Petraeus hoped they would succeed, and lent his support, but he was notholding his breath.2021October 6, Christian Wolmar, “Both sides must work together to get London back on track”, inRAIL, number941, page35:It would be nice to think there are grown-ups in the Government ready to sort out the mess for the sake of London and its people... but I'm notholding my breath.

Examples:

EN: hold one's breath, not
HI: रहे, सांसों को, न
EN: "To take a photograph is to hold one's breath when all faculties
HI: हर सांस को अपना केहनेकी बचपने में
HI: जब भी जी चाहे आज़मा लो
HI: मन की कामना जब छोड़ता है जन सभी
HI: जब ग्रहण कर लिया हर सुख को
HI: जीना जब हर हाल में है तो मुस्करा कर
EN: One must hold one's breath
HI: एक श्वास में आगे बढ़ना होगा
EN: Is it really that difficult to hold one's breath?
ID: Apakah sulit untuk menahan napas?
EN: Did you ever hear this expression: "to hold one's breath" ?
TE: వినిపించిన మీరు ఎప్పుడైనా ఒక పదబంధంః "లవ్ - ఏకీభావము లో శ్వాస"?
EN: In humans, there are specific nerve receptors in the face that initiate the response to hold one's breath, and which also begins the reflex that diverts oxygen to the heart and brain.
TE: మానవుల్లో, ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క శ్వాసను నిర్వహించడానికి ప్రతిస్పందన ప్రారంభించడానికి ముఖాముఖిలో నిర్దిష్ట నరాల గ్రాహకాలు ఉన్నాయి మరియు ఇది గుండె మరియు మెదడుకు ఆక్సిజన్ ను వక్రీకరిస్తున్న రిఫ్లెక్స్ను కూడా ప్రారంభిస్తుంది.

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