含义: A watched pot never boils

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never 成语

better late than never

it is better to arrive late than not to arrive """You're an hour late,"" he said. ""Better late than never,"" I replied."

it is better to have loved and lost than never to

you are a better person if you have loved someone - even for a short time Old and alone, the woman often thought of a saying: It is better to have loved and lost... .

it never fails

it always happens, time and again It never fails - when I get in the shower, the phone rings.

it's now or never

do it now or not at all, he who hesitates is lost If we're going to have a family, it's now or never. We can't wait.

never mind

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never say die

never quit, never give up Set your goals and try to achieve them. Work hard. Never say die.

now or never

(See it's now or never)

never in one's life

Idiom(s): never in one's life

Theme: LIFE

not in one's experience.
• Never in my life have I been so insulted!
• He said that never in his life had he seen such an ugly painting.

never fear

Idiom(s): never fear

Theme: COURAGE

do not worry; have confidence.
• I'll be there on time—never fear.
• I'll help you, never fear.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

Idiom(s): Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)

Theme: CHANCE

a saying meaning that it is extremely unlikely that the same misfortune will occur again in the same set of circumstances or to the same people.
• Ever since the fire, Jean has been afraid that her house will catch fire again, but they say that lightning never strikes twice.
• Supposedly lightning never strikes twice, but the Smiths' house has been robbed twice this year.

It'll never fly

Idiom(s): It'll never fly

Theme: FAILURE

It will never work!; It will never be approved!
• I have read your report and studied your proposal. It'll never fly.
• Your design for a new electric automobile is interesting, but it'll never fly!

have never had it so good

Idiom(s): (have) never had it so good

Theme: ADVANTAGE

have never had so much good fortune. (Informal.)
• No, I'm not complaining. I've never had it so good.
• Mary is pleased with her new job. She's never had it so good.

A broken friendship may be soldered but will never

Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

Overcoming adversity leads to competence.

Better late than never.

It's better to do something, even if it's late, than not do it at all.

It never rains but it pours.

Misfortunes usually come in large numbers.

Lightning never strikes in the same place twice

An unusual event is not likely to occur again in exactly the same circumstances.

Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today

Don't postpone something you can do now.

Never say die.

Never give up.

Wonders will never cease!

Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event (ironic).

A slice off a cut loaf is never missed

Used colloquially to describe having sexual intercourse with someone who is not a virgin, especially when they are in a relationship. The analogy refers to a loaf of bread; it is not readily apparent, once the end has been removed, exactly how many slices have been taken.('You never miss a slice from a cut loaf' is also used.)

A watched pot never boils

Some things work out in their own time, so being impatient and constantly checking will just make things seem longer.

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride

If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave.

Faint heart never won fair lady

This means that you will not get the partner of your dreams if you lack the confidence to let them know how you feel.

It never rains but it pours

'It never rains but it pours' means that when things go wrong, they go very wrong.

Never a rose without the prick

This means that good things always have something bad as well; like the thorns on the stem of a rose.

Never darken my door again

This is a way of telling someone never to visit you again.

On the never-never

(UK) If you buy something on the never-never, you buy it on long-term credit.

Quitters never win; winners never quit

If you quit you will never get what you want, but if you keep trying you will find a way to get what you want. ('Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots' is a variation accredited to Larry Kersten)

There's never a road without a turning

No situation in life stays the same forever.

Will never fly

If an idea or project, etc, will never fly, it has no chance of succeeding.

Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You

Don't hurt anyone that helps you.

A watched pot never boils.

If we are eagerly waiting for something, it seems to take forever to happen.

It is a sad heart that never rejoices.

One cannot be gloomy all the time.

It is never too late to mend.

It is always possible to improve one's conduct, no matter how long one has lead a morally bad life.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Do not expect too much of something received as a gift.

better late than never|better|late|never

It is better to come or do something late than never. The firemen didn't arrive at the house until it was half burned, but it was better late than never. Grandfather is learning to drive a car. "Better late than never," he says.
Compare: HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE.

it never rains but it pours|pour|pours|rain|rains

One good thing or bad thing is often followed by others of the same kind.

A proverb, John got sick, then his brothers and sisters all got sick. It never rains but it pours.

lightning never strikes twice in the same place|li

The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again.

A proverb. Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

never mind|mind

v. phr. Don't trouble about it; don't worry about it; forget it; skip it.

Usually used in speaking or when writing dialogue. Never mind preparing a picnic lunch; we'll find a lunchstand when we get to the beach. "What did you say?" "Oh, never mind." "What about money?" "Never mind that. I'll take care of it."

never say die|die|say

v. phr. Don't quit; don't be discouraged. "Never say die!" John said, as he got on his feet and tried to ice skate again.

now or never|never|now

adv. phr. Exclusively at the present time. Mike said, "Now that Paul has resigned, there is a perfect place for you. It is now or never!"

watched pot never boils|boil|boils|pot|watched|wat

If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen, it seems to take forever.

A proverb. Jane was nine months pregnant and Tom hovered over her anxiously. She said, "You might as well go away and play some golf. A watched pot never boils, you know!"

course of true love never ran smoothly, the

course of true love never ran smoothly, the
Lovers often face difficulties, as in Every time he tells me that he and his wife are fighting, I say the same thing—you know about the course of true love. The full term is a quotation from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1:1): “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Over the years it has become so familiar that today it is often shortened, as in the example.

never

never
In addition to the idioms beginning with never, also see better late than never; it never rains but it pours; lightning never strikes twice in the same place; now or never, it's; watched pot never boils, a; wonders will never cease; you never can tell.
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- never a dull moment
- never fear
- never give a sucker an even break
- never had it so good, one
- never hear the end of
- never mind
- never miss a trick
- never-never land
- never put off until tomorrow
- never say die
- never say never

never a dull moment

never a dull moment
Something is always changing or happening, as in First Lauren spits up, then she coughs, then she sneezes—never a dull moment with this baby! This expression was first recorded in 1889.

never give a sucker an even break

never give a sucker an even break
Don't allow a person who's easily duped a fair chance, as in He's always trying to give out expired coupons for his store, firmly believing in never giving a sucker an even break. Probably a direct quotation, it has been attributed to showman P. T. Barnum (responsible for the oft-quoted “There's a sucker born every minute”); and comedian W. C. Fields (who popularized it in one of his films); and theater manager Edward Francis Albee, the most probable of the three. [Slang; early 1900s]

never had it so good, one

never had it so good, one
One is better off now than one has ever been before, as in She keeps complaining about her new job, but the truth is that she's never had it so good. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

never hear the end of

never hear the end of
Be incessantly reminded of, as in If you do not send a wedding present to them you will never hear the end of it from your mother.

never miss a trick

never miss a trick
see not miss a trick.

More Idioms/Phrases

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English Vocalbulary

a week of Sundays a wet blanket a wet hen a wet smack a whale at a whale for a whale of a... a whale on a white crow a white elephant a white lie a white night a whited sepulchre a wide place in the road a widow's mite a wild-goose chase a wolf in sheep's clothing a woman of letters