baited breath..
reminds me of the story about the gal that went ice fishing..

everyone was sitting round their holes in the ice getting cold.. She was busy hauling up fish to add to the pile.

finally once fisherman slid over to her hole to learn her secret..

he asked, "Whatcha doing? What's your secret?"

she mumbled and answer...

"What?" he said...

she mumbled again..

the guy, says, "Look i appreciate your willingness to share your secret, but i can't understand a word you're saying.."

she opens her mouth, spits out a handfull of nightcrawlers, smiles and says, Warm bait!"

and that's real baited breath if you ask me!