Mel Giedroyc

For me, Christmas was always about presents. As a child, we each had an allotted place in the sitting room for the ceremonial unwrapping and mine was perched beside the telly on a Moroccan pouffe. We would watch our mum with bated breath as she divided up the gifts.

English Entertainer

Used to emphasize strong feelings while waiting for something.

Emotional Intensity

It's a figurative phrase that does not involve real breath holding.

Not Literal

Originated in Shakespeare's era, retains a classic, literary tone.

Historic Phrase

 everybody's waiting with bated breath to hear you um that talk was of course about your personal story surviving stroke at the time you were a neuroscientist and you became your own research subject um what happened at that talk what

The right brain vs. left...

 I was so excited. It was one of the first times in life that I had compellingly connected my identity and my interests. So, I looked up at her and I waited with bated breath to hear what she was gonna say, and she said "Huh, okay.

Black Holes, Blazars,...

 Six months ago, I watched with bated breath

Bated