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"a motivated person flies without wings, an unmotivated person, wings weigh."MotivatedRate it:

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albatrossAny of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.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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alors comme alorsWait till that happens, and then we will see what is to be done.Rate it:

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attend toTo serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on.Rate it:

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attendez-moi sous l'ormeYou may wait for me till doomsday.Rate it:

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be on the edge of one's seatTo be in suspense; to wait eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.Rate it:

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bide one's timeTo wait, especially for a suitable opportunity.Rate it:

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brûler à petit feuTo wait impatiently, to be on thorns.Rate it:

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camp outTo wait in a spot for something expected to occur.Rate 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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clip someone's wingsTo restrict someone's freedomRate it:

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Clip Your WingsTo cut off luxuries and privileges or take away the power and authority enjoyed by someoneRate it:

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cook offTo pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.Rate it:

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cook offAs with above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.Rate it:

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cool one's heelsTo wait, especially impatiently or restlessly.Rate it:

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Cool Your HeelsTo wait for a long time due to some problem, influence or effectRate it:

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Don't Count Your Chickens before They HatchTo warn someone to wait until the expected good thing has really happened till then avoid making further plansRate it:

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dust settleIndicates a wait for a heated, angry atmosphere to calm down.Rate it:

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equites ad latera disponere (B. G. 6. 8)to place the cavalry on the wings.Rate it:

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fashion policeThe mythical fashion police are always standing in the wings eyeballing female employees as they pursue their careers in the executive offices of New York City.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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hang backTo wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.Rate it:

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hang onwaitRate it:

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hang onwaitRate it:

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hold itTo wait to excrete when one needs to.Rate it:

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hold itWait a minute; stop.Rate it:

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hold onWait a short while.Rate it:

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hold one's breathTo wait, as if breathlessly.Rate it:

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hold one's horsesTo be patient; to wait.Rate it:

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hold the phoneStop; wait; woah. What's this? Look at this!.Rate it:

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hold upTo wait or delay.Rate it:

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hold yew hardWait for a moment. Be patient.Rate it:

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hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:

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Hold Your HorsesTo be patient, to relax and slow down your pace, to waitRate it:

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

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if pigs had wingsShortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.Rate it:

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if pigs had wingsNever.Rate it:

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if pigs had wings they would fly(colloquial) Expresses speakers skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.Rate it:

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il m'a fait faire le pied de grue pendant deux heuresHe made me wait two hours for him; I was dancing attendance on him for two hours.Rate it:

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it's a long road that has no turningencouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait.Rate it:

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just a minuteStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.Rate it:

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just a secondStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.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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kick one's heelsTo wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly.Rate it:

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lie in waitprepare an ambushRate it:

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look forward toTo anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure.Rate it:

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marquer le pas(lit.) To mark time; (fig.) To wait for a post to which one has a right.Rate it:

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nihil mihi longius est or videtur quam dum or quam utI cannot wait till...Rate it:

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