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O.T. but every time I see "baited breath" I imagine the Sardine Bait and Tackle" shop in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" putting a lure in the speakers mou
by smoyer 5y ago
O.T. but every time I see "baited breath" I imagine the Sardine Bait and Tackle" shop in "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" putting a lure in the speakers mouth. What's worse, "bated breath" doesn't mean what the speaker really intends - https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bated https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bated.