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watched pot never boils
If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen, it seems to take forever. A proverb.
Jane was nine months pregnant and Tom hovered over her anxiously. She said, "You might as well go away and play some golf. A watched pot never boils, you know!"
water down
To change and make weaker; weaken.
Ослаблять, сглаживать, смягчать.
After talking with the management about their demands, the workers agreed to water them down.
His story was watered down so the children weren’t scared.
Его история была смягчена, так что дети не были напуганы.
The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation.
The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it.
The teacher had to water down the course for a slow-learning class.
water over the dam
water under the bridge
Something that happened in the past and cannot be changed.
Что-то, что произошло в прошлом и не может быть изменено.
I can see how upset you are because of the divorce, but it is water under the bridge now and you can’t do anything about it.
Я понимаю, что ты очень расстроен из-за развода, но прошлого не вернешь и ты не можешь ничего с этим поделать.
Since the sweater is too small already, don't worry about its shrinking; that's water over the dam.
watered down
Weakened; diluted.
The play was a disappointing, watered down version of Shakespeare's Othello.
watering hole
watering place
A bar, pub, or nightclub where people gather to drink and socialize.
I like "The Silver Dollar" - it is my favorite watering hole in all of Sidney, Nebraska.
way off
At a great distance from a particular point (said of a discrepancy).
We were way off on our calculations; the house cost us twice as much as we had thought.
way the wind blows
how the wind blows
The direction or course something may go; how things are; what may happen.
Most senators find put which way the wind blows in their home state before voting on bills in Congress.
ways and means
Methods of getting something done or getting money; how something can be done and paid for.
The United States Senate has a committee on ways and means.
The boys were trying to think of ways and means to go camping for the weekend.