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Willy, a troubled gay kid, flees Cape Breton Island for Montreal's red-light district. Cast of 3 men and 3 women.
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Life in Cythera: The College Campus Anti-War Rally
They wait with bated breath. The Universal Union of Unicyclists (Cythera chapter)
have dismounted from their magnificent machines and are standing at attention
next to them. They wait with bated breath. The “patty-cakers” have stopped ...
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Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Surprising Origins of ...
To wait with bated breath is to be in a state of anxiety and fear, or to be expecting
an answer or explanation for something. The word “bate” dates from the 1300s,
and bated breath appears in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice: “Shall I bend ...
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
Then the room hushed and we all waited with bated breath to find out who the
new monarch was to be. —Corpus Christi Caller-Times (5/8/2011) Millions of
television viewers wait with bated breath for the conclusion of the story. —New
York ...
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As The Deer Pants For Stream Of Water: Book of Prayer and ...
“A PSALM OF PRAISE” Praise waits with bated breath for you! In the symphonic
melodies of nature's being, from the rising of the sun until the going down of the
same, praise waits with bated breath for you! In the breaking of a new morn, the ...
Michelle Addison Jones,
2013
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Garner's Modern American Usage
Although the Middle English spelling was ✳bastile, today the settled spelling is
bastille, after the French. bated breath is the phrase from Shakespeare's
Merchant of Venice: “Or shall I bend low and in a bondman's key, with bated
breath and ...
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Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Again
The reason these two words confuse people is because of the phrase with bated
breath. Bated is a form of abate, which means “to diminish, beat down, or reduce.
” So when you're waiting with bated (read: abated) breath, you're so eager, ...
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Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases
19th cent. bate with bated breath in a state of great suspense or expectation: also
(erroneously, by confusion with the verb bait) with baited breath. The verb bate is
a shortening of abate meaning 'to lessen': bated breath is literally breath that is ...
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The Accidents of Style: Good Advice on How Not to Write Badly
When you wait for or watch something with bated breath, you are almost holding
your breath from excitement or anxious expectation. And if you stop to think about
it logically, baited breath doesn't make any sense. How can you entice, tease, ...
Charles Harrington Elster,
2010
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The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and ...
The coiner was Shakespeare in his 1596 Merchant of Venice, in which Shylock
says to Antonio, “Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key, / With bated breath
and whispering humbleness, / Say this: / 'Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday
last ...
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Greeks numb after months of waiting out crisis with bated breath
ATHENS, Greece — With the country teetering on the edge of economic collapse and a continuous barrage of news developments, life for Greeks these past two ... «Al Jazeera America, 七月 15»
Govt awaits TIP report with bated breath
Many countries are waiting with bated breath to see their ranking. Thailand is one such country. In 2014, Thailand was downgraded in the TIP report to the ... «Bangkok Post, 七月 15»
Markets wait with bated breath: Will Greek Parliament say 'yes' or 'no …
NEW DELHI: Despite the unanimous agreement among Euro zone leaders on a the bailout deal, the crisis for Greece may not be over yet. Financial markets are ... «Economic Times, 七月 15»
China Waits With Bated Breath for Monday's Opening Bell
China Waits With Bated Breath for Monday's Opening Bell. With stocks swooning, trillions of dollars — and confidence in government policy — hang in the ... «Foreign Policy, 七月 15»
Phoenix Suns wait with bated breath as Aldridge decision could …
Hunker down Phoenix Suns fans. It sounds as if Alridge Watch 2015 could last a little while longer. Following a round of meetings with the Miami Heat, Los ... «Arizona Sports, 七月 15»
West Papuans wait on MSG with bated breath
A West Papuan leader Benny Wenda says the movement has taken heart from a passionate speech by the new chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. «Radio New Zealand, 六月 15»
SA awaits Nkandla report with bated breath
SA awaits Nkandla report with bated breath. The Police Minister was scheduled to release the report on Wednesday, but the briefing was postponed. «Eyewitness News, 五月 15»
Farmers await foreign interest in lychee with bated breath
BAC GIANG (VNS) — Farmers in the Luc Ngan District in northern Bac Giang Province are holding their breath about the prospect of their lychees being ... «Viet Nam News, 五月 15»
Obama Announces Chicago Will Be Home To Library, Foundation
The world has waited with bated breath for President Barack Obama to make a critical announcement: where his big presidential library and charitable ... «Daily Caller, 五月 15»
Officer Matt Kenny awaiting DA's decision with bated breath, says …
MADISON (WKOW) – Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny and his family are awaiting Tuesday's decision from the district attorney with bated breath like everyone ... «WKOW, 五月 15»