Terms for subject Informal containing hold breath

English	Russian
don't hold your breath	Жди, как же (chronik)
don't hold your breath	губу не раскатывай (VLZ_58)
don't hold your breath	держи карман шире
don't hold your breath	даже не надейся (valtih1978)
don't hold your breath	не жди ! (chronik)
hold one's breath	раскатывать губу (особ. с "не") напр., "don't hold your breath!" Рина Грант)
hold one's breath	затаить дыхание в ожидании (george serebryakov)
hold one's breath	раскатать губу (Рина Грант)
not hold breath	не тешить себя надеждами (An expression used to mean one is not awaiting something, as in I'm hoping to hear if I got the job, but I'm not holding my breath. It often is put as an imperative, don't hold your breath, meaning "don't expect it, it's not likely," as in They may get married this summer, but don't hold your breath. This expression in effect implies it is unwise to stop breathing until a particular event occurs, since it may never come to pass. [Slang; mid-1900s] george serebryakov)
not hold breath	не обольщаться (george serebryakov)