don't hold your breath

English - Turkish

Definition of don't hold your breath in English Turkish dictionary

"Fazla beklenti içinde olma", "Uzun sürebilir." gibi anlamlar veren söz

Related Terms

hold your breath

nefesini tut

English - English

Definition of don't hold your breath in English English dictionary

"Don't wait." Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned to 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.

(deyim) Do not expect a stated thing to happen for a very long time

She said she'd get back to us, but don't hold your breath!.

Turkish pronunciation

dōnt hōld yôr breth

Pronunciation

/ˈdōnt ˈhōld ˈyôr ˈbreᴛʜ/ /ˈdoʊnt ˈhoʊld ˈjɔːr ˈbrɛθ/

Etymology

() Suggesting that if one were to hold one's breath while waiting for the expected event, one would die before it happened