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
Faysal-Arabic
Salha-Arabic
Regin-Ancient Germanic
LeifLAYFSwedish, Norwegian, Danish
Edna['ednə]
Meliton-Ancient Greek, Georgian