APAD: A watched pot never boils

 

6	PROVERB	A watched pot never boils
	MEANING	If something takes time to do, it doesn’t help to constantly check on it. You just have to give it time.
	EXAMPLE	“I know you think he’s going to be a great guitar player one day, but stop criticizing him so much. He just started taking lessons two weeks ago! A watched pot never boils.”

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• especially when I keep lifting the lid to check :-)) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 16:00:18

• 这个有对应中文吗？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 16:14:20

• 一掀三不开, but that might only be my family :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 16:50:58

• 我也这么以为：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 21:38:39

• 爱因斯坦解释相对论：坐在火炉上一分钟也觉得象一年一样长 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 19:27:55

• 我还以为煮饺子开锅就不容易煮开呢 -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 21:38:19

• 这个可以用在养小孩上。要有耐心， -jianchi9090- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/08/2023 postreply 06:38:02

• 放养 :-) Let go. Let it be. Leave it alone ... :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/08/2023 postreply 14:51:05

• 舍不得，放不下心。 -jianchi9090- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/09/2023 postreply 07:18:31

• 心急吃不了热豆腐 ：） -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/08/2023 postreply 09:08:50

• 哈哈，right on！ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/08/2023 postreply 09:31:05

• 玉教也来玩APAD啊！ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/08/2023 postreply 09:36:55

• 是啊，发一帖一分钟都用不了 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2023 postreply 04:52:26