hardly dare (to) breathe

hardly dare (to) breathe
hardly dare (to) breathe phrase
to feel extremely nervous or worried about something that is happening or is going to happen

We waited for her to jump, hardly daring to breathe.

Thesaurus: to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym
Main entry: dare

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