A watched pot never boils
Meaning: When waiting anxiously or impatiently for something to happen, it seems to take much longer.
Example: Marvin in a hurry for his breakfast, watched each second of the 7 minutes to boil the egss... time just ran too slowly for his impatience that morning.
Origin: If you put a fire under a pot of water, it will eventually boil, of course. But if you just stand there and watch the pot, it will seem to take forever for the boiling bubbles to first appear. Anxiety and impatience do not speed things up - they make them seem longer.
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Meaning: When waiting anxiously or impatiently for something to happen, it seems to take much longer.
Example: Marvin in a hurry for his breakfast, watched each second of the 7 minutes to boil the egss... time just ran too slowly for his impatience that morning.
Origin: If you put a fire under a pot of water, it will eventually boil, of course. But if you just stand there and watch the pot, it will seem to take forever for the boiling bubbles to first appear. Anxiety and impatience do not speed things up - they make them seem longer.
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I'm a bit sick and tired of my job. So my holidays are my personal pot that never boils.
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