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) |