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phrases, sayings and idioms at ... Would like to know The meaning of the phrase Waiting with baited breath?? ... Re: Bated breath R. Berg 01/18/03 (1)
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I pride myself on my knowledge of word and expression origins - after all, I have acquired most of it from reading your columns/books for over five years. But recently I was stumped, and even after consulting my Straight Dope Reference Libr...
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"Waiting with baited breath" comes from the dawn of history, before weapons were invented. When Early Man (you'd never catch Early Woman doing anything this dumb) decided to go hunting, he faced a quandary. ... I find this hard to believe as he died in the late 1920s and it seems to me that this word is of older origin.
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Much confusion exists about the correct spelling. Is it 'baited breath' or 'bated breath'? ... [Q] From Steve Gearhart: Where does the term baited breath come from, as in: ‘I am waiting with baited breath for your answer’?
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Where did baited breath? With baited breath play? Waint with baited breath? What does baited breath mean? With baited breath act scene? Origin wait with baited breath? Difference between bated and baited? What is origin of waiting with bated breath?
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Word and Phrase Origins question: What does the term waiting with baited breath mean? It's waiting with BATED breath. To bate is to reduce, lessen or diminish. Waiting with bated breath implies waiting ... What is baited breath? Await with baited breath? Waiting with bated breath? Waiting with baited breath?
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Today, while perusing a reader-feedback forum on the Internet I encountered the phrase "with baited breath." The writer probably intended to use the expression "with bated breath." I am curious about the origin of this phrase and the frequency of the above variant.
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www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970806
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"Compliment" comes from the Latin, complere - to complete - and it's original meaning, "to complete the obligation of politeness" hints that it is an obligatory and empty gesture. The origin of the Hebrew word for it, mahma'a, makes the flattery element of a compliment even clearer.
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