a watched kettle never boils



a watched kettle never boils

If you are waiting for something to happen, obsessively checking it does not make it happen faster. A variation on the more common phrase, "a watched pot never boils." Would you stop refreshing the page? The results will be posted soon enough, and a watched kettle never boils!
See also: boil, kettle, never, watch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ambroos-Dutch
Babb[bæb]
JØRg-Danish, Norwegian
Teca-Hungarian
Helmine-German
Jagannatha-Hinduism