“I waited with baited breath.”
Grammar Entry 661 / 1011 60-second read
Baited breath vs. Bated breath
BATED = abated.
The comparisoni
“I waited with bated breath.”
The ruleii
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BATED BREATH (from abate).
BATED is a shortened form of ABATED — held back. Your breath is reduced.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Shakespeare coined it (Merchant of Venice).