A True Doper would point out that it’s 'bated breath, short for abated, meaning held. It’s not baited breath, which means that the breath in question smells like minnows or worms, depending on where you were fishing.
A True Doper would point out that it’s 'bated breath, short for abated, meaning held. It’s not baited breath, which means that the breath in question smells like minnows or worms, depending on where you were fishing.