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After while Idiom

make hay while the sun shines

do something at the right time, not wait too long You should make hay while the sun shines and paint the house while the weather is good.

once in a while

occasionally We like Japanese food so we go to that restaurant once in a while.

quit while you're ahead

quit before you begin to lose, don't push your luck If he lets you have the car, don't ask for his credit card. Quit while you're ahead.

strike while the iron is hot

do it before it is too late, now is the time to act In business, timing is important. You strike while the iron is hot.

for a while

for a period of time暂时；片刻；一会儿
Wait for a little while，as I shallbe back in a few minutes．等一会儿，因为我马上就回来。
Let's rest for a while．让我们休息一会儿。
Why don't you lay that difficult math problem aside for a while ？你为什么不把那道数学难题暂时放一边呢？

while away

pass（the time）in a leisurely way 消磨（时间）
I was glad of his company to while away an hour until the train came．在等车的一小时中，有他作伴消磨时间，我很高兴。
It's foolish to while away one's time in idle talk．把时间花费在闲谈上是很愚蠢的。

worth one's while

Idiom(s): worth one's while

Theme: BENEFIT

worth one's time and trouble.
• The job pays so badly it's not worth your while even going for an interview.
• It's not worth Mary's while going all that way just for a one-hour meeting.

while away the time

Idiom(s): while away the time

Theme: TIME - SPEND

to spend or waste time.
• I like to read to while away the time.
• Jane whiles the time away by daydreaming.

make it worth one's while

Idiom(s): make it worth one's while

Theme: VALUE

to make something profitable enough for someone to do.
• If you deliver this parcel for me, I'll make it worth your while.
• The boss said he'd make it worth our while if we worked late.

get out while the getting is good

Idiom(s): get out while the getting is good

Theme: DEPART

to leave a place while it is still possible to do so; to withdraw from a place, position, or some organization at an opportune time.
• The party was getting noisy enough that one of the neighbors was bound to call the police, so we left. We always get out while the getting is good.
• Everyone at my office was being required to do more and more work. I decided to get out while the getting was good. I quit.

after (a) while, crocodile

An antic way to say goodbye afore a acting parting, generally preceded by "See you later, alligator." A: "See you later, alligator." B: "After a while, crocodile."Learn more: after, crocodile

After while(, crocodile).

Inf. Good-bye till later.; See you later. (The chat crocodile is acclimated alone for the account of the rhyme. It is the acknowledgment to See you later, alligator.) Mary: See you later, alligator. Bill: After while, crocodile.Learn more: after, while

After while

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get one's bearings get sb over a barrel get sb out of a jam get sb down get physical get out while the getting is good get out of one's mind get out of a mess get out of a jam get oneself into a stew over get on the good side of after (one's) blood after (one's) own heart after (someone or something) after a fashion after a sort after a storm comes a calm after a while after all after all is said and done after everything is said and done after hours after meat, mustard after one's own heart after Saturday comes Sunday after the dust has settled after the dust settles after the fact after the fashion of after the fashion of (someone or something) after the fashion of somebody/something after the jump after the Lord Mayor's show after the party is over after the storm comes a calm after the style of (someone or something) After while After while, crocodile after you after you, my dear Alphonse after your blood after your own heart after/when the dust settles afternoon again again and again against against (one's) better judgment against (one's) principles against (one's) will against (someone or something) against all odds against all the odds against nature against one's better judgment against one's will against the clock against the collar against the current against the grain against the grain, to go against the law