http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htm#590359Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590359Nithila0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htm#590359http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-590359.xmlthank you very much Yankeehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htm#590327Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590327Yankee1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htm#590327http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-590327.xmlThere is an idiom &quot;hold one&#39;s breath&quot;, and it basically means &quot;be anxious, worried or excited (about something&quot; or &quot;be in an anxious, worried or excited state of anticipation (about something)&quot;. The expression refers to the fact that normal breathing can be interrupted when someone is in such a state (anxious, worried or excited). So, you might reword the sentence this way: &quot; Everyone in the world is anxiously waiting to see how Americans vote. &quot; EDIT: Oops! I&#39;m far too slow for GG.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htm#590326Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590326Nithila2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htm#590326http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-590326.xmlThanks a lot Grammar Greek..http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htm#590324Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590324Grammar Geek3http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htm#590324http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-590324.xmlThe idiom of &quot;holding breath&quot; means waiting with great anticipation. It also has a partner: Don&#39;t hold your breath. That means &quot;Don&#39;t expect it to happen any time soon.&quot; A: Jim said he&#39;s pay you back the money he owes you next week. B: Really? Well, I&#39;m not holding my breath. He&#39;s said that every week for the last two months.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htmWed, 27 May 2009 01:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590317Nithila4http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesGiveContextMeaning/hbckj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-590317.xmlOriginal sentence is given below! The world has been holding its breath to see how Americans vote. Would they choose to stay on the same path and elect John McCain, a Republican, or would they choose to vote for change and for new policies, and elect Barack Obama? With the USA the only real superpower in the world, whoever they choose affects us all. here, what does the word breath give the context meaning?