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
HÓLmgeirr-Ancient Scandinavian
Egil-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Eose-aws (Ancient Greek), EE-aws (English)Greek Mythology
EsmondEZ-məndEnglish (Rare)
Hopcyn-Welsh
Mathildamə-TIL-də (English, Swedish)English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic