英语词汇a watched pot never boils的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	a watched pot never boils
词源	a watched pot never boils. A proverb dating from at least the 19th century and warning that the more impatient and anx- iously someone pays attention to something, the longer it will seem to take.
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