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

• 這個有對應中文嗎？ -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 16:14:20

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

• 我也這麽以為：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 21:38:39

• 愛因斯坦解釋相對論：坐在火爐上一分鍾也覺得象一年一樣長 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 19:27:55

• 我還以為煮餃子開鍋就不容易煮開呢 -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2023 postreply 21:38:19

• 這個可以用在養小孩上。要有耐心， -jianchi9090- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/08/2023 postreply 06:38:02

• 放養 :-) 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

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

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

• 玉教也來玩APAD啊！ -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/08/2023 postreply 09:36:55

• 是啊，發一帖一分鍾都用不了 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2023 postreply 04:52:26