翹首以待

翘首以待
qiáoshǒuyǐdài
  1. to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
  2. to anxiously await

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 翹首 qiáoshǒu to raise one's head and look
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
3 待 dài
  1. to wait
  2. to treat
  3. to deal with
  4. to need
  5. going to (do sth)
  6. about to
  7. intending to

Related entries

屏氣 bǐngqì to hold one's breath
我屏氣觀看眼前光景。

I watched what was unfolding in front of my eyes with bated breath.

Source: Tatoeba

憋氣 biēqì
  1. to hold one's breath
  2. to feel suffocated (for lack of air)
  3. choked with bottled-up resentment
望眼欲穿 wàngyǎnyùchuān to anxiously await