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Making Stew?
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Can you decipher the last line of this rebus?
Object -- Human-interaction -- Boiling Time
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Bowl -- Unnoticed -- 5 mins
Kettle -- Unseen -- 3 mins
Pot -- Monitored -- Never
Object -- Human-interaction -- Boiling Time
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Bowl -- Unnoticed -- 5 mins
Kettle -- Unseen -- 3 mins
Pot -- Monitored -- Never
Hint
You should get the answer any time now.5 minutes later: Still waiting...
Answer
A watched pot never boils.This phrase means: "Something we wait for with impatient attention seems to take forever."
(The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition)
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love it!
love it!
I'm so stupid sometimes....
good one
well done
well done
I grew up with the phrase, so it jumped out at me right away. Nicely written.
Good job TRILLIONAIRE!! Very cute even though it was a bit easy...however, I like them easy!!
nice clue!
loved it!!!!
Easy but fun. Thanks for posting.
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