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shake a lega command to get busy, to get going, to do something quickly, to go faster, to move more hurriedly or to pick up paceRate it:

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strike while the iron is hotTo act on an opportunity promptly; to avoid waiting.Rate it:

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suspenso animo exspectare aliquidto be waiting in suspense for...Rate it:

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the line is busyIndicates that the telephone line is busy.Rate it:

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tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

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to stick aroundOne whom sticks around is a person in waiting, quietly present and ready to serve.Rate it:

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twiddle one's thumbsTo circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.Rate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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up the wallsVery busy, swamped.Rate it:

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up to hereOverwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.Rate it:

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up to one's neck in alligatorsExtremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.Rate it:

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viel um die Ohren habento be busyRate it:

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vita occupata (vid. sect. VII. 2)the busy life of a statesman.Rate 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 upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to DropAwaiting for a seemingly inevitable event, waiting for something bad to happenRate it:

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waiting gameA strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.Rate it:

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Watched Pot Never BoilsWhen you are waiting for something but will not happen when you are concentrating,Rate it:

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what are you waiting forWhat is the delay? Why are you not acting or proceeding?Rate it:

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wind downTo slow; to become calmer or less busy.Rate it:

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worth waiting forwaiting pays offRate it:

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WTBInitialism of waiting to buy.Rate it:

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your chariot awaitsA vehicle, asserted to be luxurious or of high quality, is waiting to transport the person to whom the phrase is said.Rate it:

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能者多勞able men are always busyRate it:

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