A watched pot never boils
Waiting anxiously makes time seem to pass more slowly.
Càng trông càng lâu.
Càng sốt ruột chờ thì càng thấy lâu.
A watched pot never boils
Examples
Stop refreshing the page — a watched pot never boils.
Đừng tải lại trang nữa — càng trông càng lâu.
She waited by the phone all evening, but a watched pot never boils.
Cô ấy ngồi chờ bên điện thoại cả buổi tối, nhưng càng trông càng lâu.
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