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词汇 a watched pot (never boils)
释义
idioma watched pot (never boils)old-fashioned used in order to say that if you are not patient and want something to happen too much it seems to take a long time or does not happen at all:There's no point in checking the post so often - a watched pot, and all that ...Instead of waiting for Pete to call, why don't you call him or write a letter? You know what they say about watched pots never boiling.
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