English-Dutch translations for with bated breath

• met ingehouden adem
  Mijnheer de Voorzitter, wij allen, de gehele wereld heeft met ingehouden adem, denk ik, de ontwikkelingen in Irak op de voet gevolgd. Mr President, I think we, and indeed the whole world, have followed the developments in Iraq very closely and with bated breath.

Definition of with bated breath

• with reduced breath
• Eagerly; with great anticipation

Examples

• We are waiting with bated breath for the release of the new version.

Related words

• without batting an eye
• without batting an eyelid
• without batting an eyelash
• throw the baby out with bathwater
• throw the baby out with the bathwater
• throw out the baby with the bathwater