a watched pot never boils
成語所屬單字boil
a watched pot never boils — 慣用語
1. Time seems to pass more slowly when you are waiting for something to happen.
1.慣用語
釋義
心急水不沸
Time seems to pass more slowly when you are waiting for something to happen.
例句
I kept checking the clock, but a watched pot never boils.
Stop staring at the door—a watched pot never boils.