Directions Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the underlined phrase If none of option...........

English ( Master) Idiom & Phrases

Directions: Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the underlined phrase. If none of option conveys the correct meaning, mark (E) as your answer. The options do not necessarily need to be grammatically correct.

Whenever such an audacious attack occurs, analysts hold their breath anticipating a major military confrontation between two nuclear powers.

Stop Breathing

Become anxious

Become dejected

Be hopeful

None of the above

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Explanation:

Hold one’s breath: . Be excited, anxious, or nervous. In the above context, the phrase is negative.
Ex: The election was so close that I held my breath until the final results were in.
Option A is absurd. Out of the rest, only option B fits in with the context.
Hence, option B is correct