with bated breath
US /wɪθ ˈbeɪtɪd brɛθ/
UK /wɪθ ˈbeɪtɪd brɛθ/
1.
固唾をのんで, 息を殺して
in great suspense; very anxiously or eagerly
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We waited with bated breath for the election results.
私たちは選挙結果を固唾をのんで待った。
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The audience listened with bated breath as the speaker revealed the secret.
聴衆は、講演者が秘密を明かすのを固唾をのんで聞いた。