| 短语 | a watched pot never boils |
| 释义 | a watched pot never boils proverb time seems to drag endlessly when you're waiting anxiously for something to happen 〈谚〉守着看壶壶不开。 a watched ˌpot never ˈboils(saying)used to say that when you are impatient for sth to happen, time seems to pass very slowly心急水不开（越心急，时间过得越慢） |
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