Phrases related to: boils

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a watched pot never boils	A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.	Rate it: (4.50 / 2 votes)
a watched kettle never boils	Alternative form of a watched pot never boils.	Rate it: (4.00 / 2 votes)
Watched Pot Never Boils	When you are waiting for something but will not happen when you are concentrating,	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
boil down	As an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.	Rate it: (4.71 / 7 votes)
boiling point	The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
plus on désire une chose, plus elle se fait attendre	A watched pot never boils.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)