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lie in waitprepare an ambushRate it:

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wait in the wingsto be about to become important or centralRate it:

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wait onTo fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait for the ball to dropTo wait in expectation of an occurrence.Rate it:

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all things come to those who wait(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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good things come to those who waitA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.Rate it:

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I can waitA response to can't wait that negates the phrase.Rate it:

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time and tide wait for no manpeople cannot stop the passing of time, and therefore we should not delay doing thingsRate it:

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can't waitTo eagerly anticipate; to find it unbearable to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.Rate it:

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i can't wait!Used when you are impatient.Rate it:

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just you waitIndicates that something unpleasant is going to happen to the interlocutor, and the speaker is glad about it, as in vengeance or punishment.Rate it:

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just you wait and see!Wait calmly and the results shall appear and surprise YOU"Rate it:

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wait and seeExpression anglaise signifiant « attendez et voyez » pour encourager une personne à être patiente.Rate it:

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wait forTo await the arrival of.Rate it:

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wait forTo wait until the specified event occurs.Rate it:

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wait for itUsed to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.Rate it:

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wait onTo serve someone.Rate it:

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wait onTo attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for ceremony.Rate it:

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wait onTo follow, as a consequence; to await.Rate it:

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wait onTo attend to; to perform.Rate it:

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wait onTo wait for an event.Rate it:

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wait onTo wait for a person to do something.Rate it:

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wait on hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot, and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait outTo wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.Rate it:

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wait upWait.Rate it:

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wait uponTo wait on; to serve.Rate it:

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wait upon hand and footAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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lie inTo be brought to bed in childbirth.Rate it:

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lie through one's teethTo tell a gross or egregious untruth.Rate it:

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lie doggokeep quietRate it:

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the cake is a lieThe end you are pursuing is unattainable or misguided; the reward you have been promised is false.Rate it:

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Let Sleeping Dogs LieNot to invite trouble, to be calm and avoid stirring any possible troubleRate it:

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white lieA deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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if you lie with dogs you will get fleasIt is important whom to choose as one's closest acquanitances.Rate it:

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a lie comes back sooner or laterYou can't run from a lie, it will return to you at some point.Rate it:

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boire le calice jusqu'à la lieTo drink the cup to the dregs.Rate it:

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ce qui me lie, c'est ma folieStraw bands will tie a fool’s hands.Rate it:

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give the lieUsed in give the lie to.Rate it:

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give the lieto respond to an insult, accusation, or falsehood by saying the offender is lying, particularly in the context of provoking a challenge to a duelRate it:

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give the lie toTo prove something to be false; to refute.Rate it:

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I tell a lieI am mistaken; I thought that what I said was true, but I have just realised that it is not.Rate it:

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let sleeping dogs lieTo leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.Rate it:

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