with bated breath. Eagerly or anxiously, as in We waited for the announcement of the winner with bated breath. This expression literally means holding one's breath ( bate means restrain). Today it is also used somewhat ironically, indicating one is not all that eager or anxious. [Late 1500s] Also see hold one's breath, def.
1 The cost of a Boeing 737 varies widely depending on which model or the features included. 2  The company lists the price of a 737 between $78 to $155 million depending on the model, customer options, cabin fittings and size. One of the biggest buyers of these Boeing 737 planes is American, who rarely places orders with any other company, gets these planes for approximately $47 million apiece. 2  Refurbished and used Boeings can be up to 50 percent less than the retail price. 3  Older models can cost less than $5 million.
The 737 is Boeing's only narrow-body airliner in production, with the -700, -800, and -900ER variants currently being built. A re-engined and redesigned version, the 737 MAX, is set to debut in 2017.he Boeing Business Jet is a customized version of the 737. Plans for a business jet version of the 737 are not new. In the late 1980s, Boeing marketed the 77-33 jet, a business jet version of the 737-300.