■ (Don't hold your) breath.

直译是“别屏息呼吸”，但是实际意义是叫对方“要耐心等待（事情不会马上发生的）”。因为如果等待的事情马上到来，通常人们就会屏息呼吸。

• — The front yard is such a mess.
  —Bill's supposed to rake the leaves.
  —Don't hold your breath. He never does his share of the work.
  —前院乱得一塌糊涂。
  —应该是比尔把树叶子耙在一起。
  —等着吧。他那一份活儿他是从来不干的。
• Don't hold your breath. You're dealing with a bureaucracy from another planet.你就硬着头皮等下去吧。你碰上的是来自另一个星球的官僚集团。