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
ZÜBeyde-Turkish
Beatrizbe-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Alekto-Greek Mythology
Fisher['fiʃə]
Shalomsha-LOMHebrew
GrÉTaGRAY-taw (Hungarian)Hungarian, Icelandic