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1 Кто с нетерпением ждет, тот долго ждет
Waiting anxiously for something makes it seem to take too much timeCf: A watched fire never burns (Am.). A watched kettle (pot) never boils (Am., Br.). A watched pan (pot) is long in boning (Am., Br.). A watched pan never boils (Br.). Watched rosebuds open slowly (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Кто с нетерпением ждет, тот долго ждет
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2 ждать да догонять - нет хуже
Set phrase: a watched pan is long in boiling, a watched pan never boils, a watched pot is long in boiling, a watched pot never boils, sitting and waiting is what we are hating, there's neither reason nor rhyme in waiting up for lost time, there's nothing worse than waiting about and having to catch upУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ждать да догонять - нет хуже
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3 ждать да догонять - хуже всего
Set phrase: a watched pan is long in boiling, a watched pan never boils, a watched pot is long in boiling, a watched pot never boils, sitting and waiting is what we arc hating, there's neither reason nor rhyme in waiting up for lost time, there's nothing worse than waiting about and having to catch upУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ждать да догонять - хуже всего
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4 WATCH
• Careless watch invites the vigilant foe (A) - Пастуху дремать, так стада не видать (П)• Watched fire never burns (A) - Кто с нетерпением ждет, тот долго ждет (K)• Watched kettle never boils (A) - Кто с нетерпением ждет, тот долго ждет (K)• Watched pan (pot) is long in boiling (never boils) (A) - Кто с нетерпением ждет, тот долго ждет (K)• Watched rosebuds open slowly - Кто с нетерпением ждет, тот долго ждет (K) -
5 кто над чайником стоит, у того он не кипит
1) Set phrase: a watched pot is long in boiling, a watched pot never boils2) Saying: a watched pan is long in boilingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > кто над чайником стоит, у того он не кипит
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