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Parochial Orphan Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

"It's not my breath I'm worrying about holding."

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00Does this mean you want to go to the washroom, or could it be something else?0-
  

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0Are you sure? I've heard it only once, which was meant "washroom" at that time,02br
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00but some of the guys from my English class said they had some other interpretation, as the following;02br
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001) anything usually accompanied with a verb "to hold", such as "a party", "alcohol", "a long-jump record", etc, depending on the context.02br
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0This is not a set idiom or phrase, it's just a pretty neat little way to express something that someone has thought of. You'll have to find the meaning from the context in which is was said. It could have the 'need a pee' meaning, it could have other meanings.02br
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00I doubt that it would be your second meaning (bad breath) though as it doesn't make sense - you don't hol
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00"don't hold your breath" (informal) used hyperbolically to indicate that something is likely to take a long time.02br
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00"hold one's breath" (figurative) be in a state of suspense or anticipation.02br
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00So "It's not my breath I'm worrying about holding" might possibly mean: It's not me who is g
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0 I had the same reservations about "breath" as the others have. You'll have to see the context. 0-
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