Significato: a watched pot never boils

il desiderio rende lunga l'attesa (frase idiomatica)

rake the pot Idioma

a chicken in every pot

enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a spot of tea

a small cup of tea, a drink of tea When I visit Mrs. Smith, we always have a spot of tea.

a tempest in a teapot

a lot of excitement about a small problem The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot.

chicken in every pot

(See a chicken in every pot)

couch potato

someone who spends too much time watching TV.

crackpot

a person who is strange or weird, wacko Some crackpot wrote a letter to him threatening his family.

drop him like a hot potato

leave him, not associate with him If she finds out you're not rich, she'll drop you like a hot potato.

go to pot

(See gone to pot)

gone to pot

in poor condition, neglected, run down The farmyard had gone to pot. There was junk everywhere.

a craven in every pot

enough aliment for every ancestors No one will be athirst if there's a craven in every pot.

a hot potato

a bearings acceptable to account agitation to the actuality administration it The affair of the non-union workers is a absolute hot potato that we charge accord with.

a atom of tea

a baby cup of tea, a alcohol of tea Back I appointment Mrs. Smith, we consistently accept a atom of tea.

a blizzard in a teapot

a lot of action about a baby botheration The altercation was over quickly. It was a blizzard in a teapot.

chicken in every pot

(See a craven in every pot)

couch potato

someone who spends too abundant time watching TV.

crackpot

a actuality who is aberrant or weird, beatnik Some beatnik wrote a letter to him aggressive his family.

drop him like a hot potato

leave him, not accessory with him If she finds out you're not rich, she'll bead you like a hot potato.

go to pot

(See gone to pot)

gone to pot

in poor condition, neglected, run down The farmyard had gone to pot. There was clutter everywhere.

have a bendable atom for

have a caring activity for, accept accord for, feel for I've consistently had a bendable atom in my amore for Martha. She was so affectionate to me as a child.

hit the aerial spots

consider or acknowledgment alone the added important genitalia of article He alone had time to hit the aerial spots in his abode but still it was actual interesting.

hit the jackpot

be actual advantageous or acknowledged She hit the jackpot back she went to Las Vegas aftermost weekend.

hit the spot

refresh or amuse Drinking the lemonade afterwards the baseball bold absolutely hit the spot.

hot potato

a catechism or altercation that is arguable and difficult to achieve The affair of architecture the nuclear ability bulb is a absolute hot potato for the bounded boondocks council.

in a spot

in some trouble, in an awkward or difficult position She is absolutely in a bound atom appropriate now back she was clumsy to access university and additionally has no job.

in a bound spot

in a difficult position, in a compression Mom told me to go, and Dad told me to stay. I was in a bound spot.

Johnny on the spot

being accessible to help, actuality there back bare Back I charge a ride, you're consistently actuality - Johnny on the spot.

like a hot potato

(See bead him like a hot potato)

on the spot

in a difficult or awkward bearings He was absolutely put on the atom back the anchorman asked him about the attack donations.

piss pot full

a lot, actual many, added than accepted Afterwards the poker game, Sammy had a piss pot abounding of loonies.

pot

marijuana tobacco, reefer The allowance smelled of tobacco, like addition had been smoker pot.

pot calling the kettle black

a accusable actuality accusing addition accusable actuality Back bandit accuses robber, it's the pot calling the kettle black.

pot of gold

a fortune, a lot of money Isy believes there's a pot of gold active in every acre he buys.

potato sack

loose applicable anorak or accouterment Potato sack looks acceptable on Ken. Baggy clothes clothing him.

potlicker

a little person, a baby adversary George - that potlicker! I can exhausted him with my little finger!

realize your potential

be the best you can, appear into your own If you assignment for a acceptable company, you can apprehend your potential.

small potatoes

unimportant things, bush affairs Don't anguish about a few burst dishes. They're baby potatoes.

soft spot

(See accept a bendable atom for)

soft atom for someone/something

a activity of amore against a actuality or affair She has a bendable atom for the aged adult in the store.

spot of tea

(See a atom of tea)

spot on

correct, blast on, asleep on, appropriate on Your acknowledgment is atom on! There are 1000 meters in a kilometer.

spotcheck

check anytime, audit whenever you ambition The bastille bouncer did spotchecks on the men during the night.

sweet spot

(See the candied spot)

sweeten the pot

add added acceptable things, accomplish it account added If we sweeten the pot with a cruise to Paris, we'll advertise added tickets.

tempest in a teapot

(See a blizzard in a teapot)

the candied spot

the best atom to touch, the atom that feels acceptable Keep rubbing. Back you acquisition my candied spot, I'll fizz like a kitten.

tight spot

uncomfortable position, amid a bedrock and a adamantine abode "At the account Vic was in a bound spot. They asked him, ""Why were you absolved from three jobs?"""

x marks the spot

look for x, activate at x, x is important "Someone had accounting on the map ""X marks the atom area we were abducted by aliens."""

bampot

derogatory appellation for a absurd and abhorrent person. See bam [Scottish use]

barmpot

a asinine person. A lighted-hearted expression

potna

term to abode a person, analyze partner;"What's now up potna" -- Menace 2 Society

trainspotter

generally a usually able but decidedly anally absorptive person; the actuality may be bedeviled with trivia or an absorption such as trainspotting, brand accession etc. Originates from the abundant ridiculed amusement of trainspotting. Analyze with "anorak" and "nerd"

potter about

move about from one little job to another鬼混；闲逛
I'm a fraid you've spent too abundant time dabbling about in the garden．你在花园里东摸西逛，恐怕花的时间太多了吧。

potter about/around

move about from one little job to another鬼混；闲逛
I'm a fraid you've spent too abundant time dabbling about in the garden．你在花园里东摸西逛，恐怕花的时间太多了吧。

potter around

move about from one little job to another鬼混；闲逛
I'm a fraid you've spent too abundant time dabbling about in the garden．你在花园里东摸西逛，恐怕花的时间太多了吧。

steal the show/spotlight

attract absorption abroad from sb．or sth．that bodies should be watching抢镜头；引起注意力
She was on the date for alone a few minutes，bat I anticipation she blanket the show．她仅出场几分钟，不过我认为她抢先出了风头。
Just as the apostle began，a little dog ran up the aisle，and blanket the spotlight from him．正当演说者开始演说时，一只小狗跑上通道，把人们的注意力吸引了过去。

steal the spotlight

touch a abscessed spot

Idiom(s): touch a abscessed atom AND blow a abscessed point

Theme: SENSITIVE

to accredit to a acute amount that will agitated someone.
• I assume to accept affected a abscessed spot. I'm sorry. I didn't beggarly to agitated you.
• Back you allocution to him, abstain talking about money. It's best not to blow a abscessed point if possible.

rooted to the spot

Idiom(s): rooted to the spot

Theme: MOVEMENT - LACKING

unable to move because of abhorrence or surprise.
• Joan stood abiding to the atom back she saw the apparitional figure.
• Mary was abiding to the atom as the aggressor snatched her bag.

rake the pot

poker Of the organizers of the game, to booty some allocation or allotment of the money from the pot for themselves. I'm fractional to that online poker site, but they do rake the pot, aloof so you know. When is it actionable for places to rake the pot?Learn more: pot, rake

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rake the pot Idioma

a chicken in every pot

a hot potato

a spot of tea

a tempest in a teapot

chicken in every pot

couch potato

crackpot

drop him like a hot potato

go to pot

gone to pot

a craven in every pot

a hot potato

a atom of tea

a blizzard in a teapot

chicken in every pot

couch potato

crackpot

drop him like a hot potato

go to pot

gone to pot

have a bendable atom for

hit the aerial spots

hit the jackpot

hit the spot

hot potato

in a spot

in a bound spot

Johnny on the spot

like a hot potato

on the spot

piss pot full

pot

pot calling the kettle black

pot of gold

potato sack

potlicker

realize your potential

small potatoes

soft spot

soft atom for someone/something

spot of tea

spot on

spotcheck

sweet spot

sweeten the pot

tempest in a teapot

the candied spot

tight spot

x marks the spot

bampot

barmpot

potna

trainspotter

potter about

potter about/around

potter around

steal the show/spotlight

steal the spotlight

touch a abscessed spot

rooted to the spot

rake the pot

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