Take a collective breath

Posted by Kashima on July 04, 2007

What does "take a collective breath" mean as in the following context?

A director shouts to everyone in the set just when an actor is about to do a difficult stunt , "Okay , let's all take a collective breath!"

I found the phrase "hold a collective breath" in the dictionary, but are they the same? Thank you in advance.

• Take a collective breath R. Berg 04/July/07
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