Part of an ongoing irregular series:
collective breath \kuh-LUCT-iff breff\cliche
1.Obligatory for journalists to use this term when writing of Wayne Rooney's metatarsal.
"England, meanwhile, is holding its collective breath regarding the fate of Wayne Rooney, who is recovering from a broken foot. - New York Times, June 7th 2006.
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