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Proverb
A watched pot never boils.
Submitter comment:
If you stand and watch something, it seems to take twice as long.
Data entry tech comment:
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 2154 DICKERSON ; Verheye, Patricia
Keyword(s): ANTICIPATION ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Boil ; Kettle ; Maxim ; Pot ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Watch ; Watched ; WATER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |