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English Idioms :: watched pot never boils
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watcher.html - If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen, it seems to take forever. - A proverb. * /Jane was nine months pregnant and Tom hovered over her anxiously. She said, "You might as well go away and play some golf. A watched pot never boils, you know!"/ |
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English Idioms :: watcher
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watcher.html - See: CLOCK WATCHER. |
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English Idioms :: watch
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watcher.html - See: BIRD WATCHER, BEAR WATCHING, ON THE WATCH. |
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English Idioms :: watch every penny
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watcher.html - See: PINCH PENNIES. |
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English Idioms :: watch it
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watcher.html - {v. phr.}, {informal} To be careful. - Usually used as a command. * /You'd better watch it. If you get into trouble again, you'll be expelled./ * /Watch it - the bottom stair is loose!/ |
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English Idioms :: watch one's language
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watcher.html - {v. phr.} To be careful of how one speaks; avoid saying impolite or vulgar things. * /"You boys watch your language," Mother said, "or you won't be watching television for a whole week!"/ |
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