wait-and-see attitude



wait-and-see attitude

Fig. a skeptical attitude; an uncertain attitude in which someone will just wait to see what happens before reacting. John thought that Mary couldn't do it, but he took a wait-and-see attitude. His wait-and-see attitude seemed to indicate that he didn't really care what happened.
See also: attitude

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oghenekaro-Western African, Urhobo
Terrence['terəns]
Italo-Italian
Hagen (1)HAH-genGerman, Germanic Mythology
RoelandROO-lahntDutch
Olufemi-Western African, Yoruba