OXFORD 9000
📚 phrase • entry_id 23739

don't hold your breath

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Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned 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.
Don't hold your breath and don't jump to conclusions, but there is likely to be an announcement about the future of the railways in the next few weeks - [...].
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