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awhile[əʹwaıl]
adv
<Í> ненадолго; на короткое время
we rested awhile at the side of the road - мы немного посидели на обочине дороги

while Идиома

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.

fiddle while Rome burns

Idiom(s): fiddle while Rome burns

Theme: IGNORE

to do nothing or something trivial while something disastrous happens. (From a legend that the emperor Nero played the lyre while Rome was burning.)
• The lobbyists don't seem to be doing anything to stop this tax bill. They're fiddling while Rome burns.
• The doctor should have sent for an ambulance right away instead of examining the woman. In fact, he was just fiddling while Rome burned.

every once in a while

Idiom(s): (every) now and then AND (every) now and again; (every) once in a while

Theme: TIME

occasionally; infrequently.
• We eat lamb every now and then.
• We eat pork now and then.
• I read a novel every now and again.
• We don t go to the movies except maybe every now and then.
• I drink coffee every once in a while.
• I drink tea once in a while.

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while

This expression means that even if people are ineffective or misguided, sometimes they can still be correct just by being lucky.

While the cat's away, the mouse will play

People whose behaviour is strictly controlled go over the top when the authority is not around, which is why most teenagers have parties when their parents have gone on holiday. The parents are the scary authority figures, but the cat's away and the kids are the mice partying and enjoying their freedom.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Take advantage promptly of favorable opportunities.

after a while|after|while

informal or in a while adv. phr. Later, at some time in the future; after a time that is not short and not long. "Dad, will you help me make this model plane?" "After a while, Jimmy, when I finish reading the newspaper." The boys gathered some wood, and in a while, a hot fire was burning.
Synonym: BY AND BY.
Antonym: RIGHT AWAY.

make hay while the sun shines|hay|make|shine|shine

v. phr. To do something at the right time; not wait too long. Dick had a free hour so he made hay while the sun shone and got his lesson for the next day.
Compare: MAKE THE MOST OF.

once in a while|in a while|once

adv. phr. Not often; not regularly; sometimes; occasionally. We go for a picnic in the park once in a while. Once in a while the puppy would run away, but usually he stayed in the yard.
Synonym: AT TIMES, FROM TIME TO TIME, NOW AND THEN.

while ago|while

adv. At a time several minutes in the past; a few minutes ago; a short time ago.

Used with "a". I laid mv glasses on this table a while ago; and now they're gone. A while ago, Mary was tired and wanted to go home; now she's dancing with Bob as if she could dance all night.
Compare: JUST NOW².

while away|while

v. To make time go by pleasantly or without being bored; pass or spend. We whiled away the time that we were waiting by talking and playing cards. We whiled away the summer swimming and fishing.

while back|while

adv. At a time several weeks or months in the past.

Used with "a". We had a good rain a while back, but we need more now. Grandfather is well now, but a while back he was in the hospital for three weeks. See: CRACK THE WHIP.

a while back

a while back
Also, a while ago. Some time in the past, as in I ran into Barbara a while back but didn't get her new address, or John wrote me a while ago about his new baby. This term uses a while in the sense of “a short or moderate time,” a usage dating from about 1300.

after a while

after a while
see in a while.

in a while

in a while
Also, after a while. After a period of time, usually a moderately short time. For example, Go ahead, I'll be along in a while, or After a while we turned off the television and went for a walk. [c. 1300]

quit while one's ahead

quit while one's ahead
Don't try to improve on something that is already accomplished, as in Those drapes we hung are even enough—let's quit while we're ahead. This idiom also implies that further action runs the risk of spoiling something. Also see leave well enough alone.

while

while
In addition to the idioms beginning with while, also see all the time; a while back; every now and then; fiddle while Rome burns; get out while the getting is good; in a while; make hay while the sun shines; once in a while; quit while one's ahead; strike while the iron is hot; worth one's while.
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- while away
- while back
- while there's life there's hope

while back

while back
see a while back.

while there's life there's hope

while there's life there's hope
Also, where there's life there's hope. So long as someone or something ailing is alive, there is hope for recovery. For example, The company has survived previous recessions; while there's life there's hope. A statement made about dying individuals since ancient times, it was cited in numerous proverb collections from 1539 on. Today it is also applied to inanimate matters.

More Idioms/Phrases

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English Vocalbulary

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