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wait uponTo wait on; to serve.Rate it:

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wait upon hand and footAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait in the wingsto be about to become important or centralRate it:

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wait onTo fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait for the ball to dropTo wait in expectation of an occurrence.Rate it:

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all things come to those who wait(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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good things come to those who waitA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.Rate it:

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time and tide wait for no manpeople cannot stop the passing of time, and therefore we should not delay doing thingsRate it:

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can't waitTo eagerly anticipate; to find it unbearable to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.Rate it:

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i can't wait!Used when you are impatient.Rate it:

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just you waitIndicates that something unpleasant is going to happen to the interlocutor, and the speaker is glad about it, as in vengeance or punishment.Rate it:

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just you wait and see!Wait calmly and the results shall appear and surprise YOU"Rate it:

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lie in waitprepare an ambushRate it:

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wait and seeExpression anglaise signifiant « attendez et voyez » pour encourager une personne à être patiente.Rate it:

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wait forTo await the arrival of.Rate it:

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wait forTo wait until the specified event occurs.Rate it:

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wait for itUsed to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.Rate it:

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wait onTo attend to; to perform.Rate it:

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wait onTo serve someone.Rate it:

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wait onTo follow, as a consequence; to await.Rate it:

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wait onTo wait for an event.Rate it:

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wait onTo wait for a person to do something.Rate it:

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wait onTo attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.Rate it:

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wait on hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot, and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait outTo wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.Rate it:

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wait upWait.Rate it:

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dwell uponAlternative form of dwell onRate it:

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look uponTo gaze at something; to look on.Rate it:

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bring uponTo cause to befall.Rate it:

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hit uponTo address.Rate it:

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reflect uponTo reflect on.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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look down uponAlternative form of look down onRate it:

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fall uponTo fall on; to experience; to suffer.Rate it:

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come uponTo befall; to affect; to happen to.Rate it:

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hit uponTo think of; to invent; to realize.Rate it:

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prevail uponTo convince; to persuade.Rate it:

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reckon uponTo plan upon; to expect.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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take uponTo take charge of an item of business, or an obligation, as a personal initiative.Rate it:

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come uponto discover or find, especially by chance or accident.Rate it:

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call uponAlternative form of call on.Rate it:

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act uponTo take action on the basis of information received or deduced.Rate it:

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