A watched pot never boils

Directions : Given below are some <strong>IDIOMS</strong>/<strong>PHRASES</strong> followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which is the <strong>MOST APPROPRIATE</strong> meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

  1. A. Surveillance destroys creativity
  2. B. To experience failure due to over eagerness ✓
  3. C. To have no chance of achieving something
  4. D. Desperate anticipation makes time drag on

Correct Answer: B. To experience failure due to over eagerness

Explanation

This idiom implies that time seems to move slower when one is anxiously waiting for something.

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