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F. Scott Fitzgerald

(1896—1940)

U.S. novelist

All good writing is swimming underwater and holding your breath.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

(1896-1940), quoted in Sheilah Graham's Beloved Infidel Cut out all those exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. www.english-slang.com

hold one's breath

[hold one's breath] {v. phr.} 1. To stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous. * /The race was so close that everyone was holding his breath […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

breath

[breath] See: [CATCH ONE'S BREATH], [DRAW A LONG BREATH] or [TAKE A LONG BREATH], [HOLD ONE'S BREATH], [IN THE SAME BREATH], [OUT OF BREATH], [SAVE ONE'S BREATH], [SECOND WIND] also […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the same breath

[in the same breath] {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; without waiting. * /John would complain about hard times, and in the same breath boast of his prize-winning horses./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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change one's tune

[change one's tune] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a change in your story, statement, or claim; change your way of acting. * […]

master of ceremonies

[master of ceremonies] or [M.C.] or [emcee] {n.} The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or […]

go halves

[go halves] {v. phr.}, {informal} To share half or equally become partners. * /The boys went halves in raising pigs./ * /The […]