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wait and see

wait and see

Date: Dec 05 2013

Themes: Celebrity, Pop Culture

Quote

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“Of course I’d love to do Star Wars, because we had such a good time on Star Trek. We’ll have to wait and see.”

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, talking about his interest in starring in the new Star Wars movie (The Telegraph)

Definition

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be patient; watch and observe before doing something

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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A lot of things take time. Baking a pie, for example, or growing your hair long. Having a baby takes nine months. We have to wait for a lot of things to happen in our lives, so it’s something we’re used to doing. We don’t always know what will happen or what we’ll get, either. Some people don’t know that they’re having a boy or a girl until the moment their baby is born. In that case, they have to wait and they have to see.

Asking or telling someone they have to wait and see simply means that they need to be patient. It means that there’s no answer yet, and it will take time before they find out. We can’t always get what we want when we want it.

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is definitely interested in starring in the new Star Wars movie, but he doesn’t know if he’s going to be asked to do so. He knows that no decisions have been made, so he has to wait and see. Sometimes we don’t have a choice!

When is it hard for you to wait and see? Are some things too difficult or important to wait for?

Examples

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“I’m not sure I can take a long vacation right now. I’ll have to wait and see.”

“Sometimes, you have to wait and see if something is going to work out.”

“The girl asked for a new bicycle, but her mother told her she’d have to wait and see.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Bojana to be patient until it happens
by Bojana
Nijar Wait and find out
by Nijar
SÉRGIO to wait and discover what will happen
by SÉRGIO

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Lynx

Malaysia

Congratulation to Humimilk !

12:31 PM Dec 05 2013 |

humimilk

China

Last month, I applied for the research student of Tokyo University. I sent several emails to professors. Then I had to wait and see if any prof would reply.  that was suffering. I had thought there was little hope. But things were going well. A prof replied the email and accepted my application in the end:D  So I’ll go to Japan next year!!

12:24 PM Dec 05 2013 |

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 julito

julito

Argentina

LIU12luo,   You shoud  google ” copyrights in usa”  i don´t think that  you would have problems in finding out useful  information about  it.

10:42 AM Dec 05 2013 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

When we say-  wait and see – we are talking about time . It could happen that   we are introduced to a person  who speaks highly about  him/herself ,we might have our own doubts  if this is true  but at the moment can`t prove otherwise, then we could think hmmm… wait and see  , the future  will tell  if  it is genuine or not. 

10:36 AM Dec 05 2013 |

liu12luo

China

Hi! I am martin! I am sorry to trouble you. we do a survey about  “unlike china,America has strong copyright protection ”,but we do not understand some American cultural, so we need you help;please tell us ,what is your  thoughts about copyright in those countries,if you have  some time , we need you some examples ,if you offer  some picture,that is better,thank you! 

10:22 AM Dec 05 2013 |

8312016

8312016

Switzerland

i think human need have a travel evey 6 months and have wait and see our life be neveros anyway have fun every body


10:20 AM Dec 05 2013 |

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narges

narges

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

sometimes it`s really hard to wait and see, but it`s a kind of excitement in waiting which makes me patient , and when the result comes, i`m a little stressed but with a feeling of thrill .  in my opinion waiting or not knowing what happens in the next step or future is not always bad , since we should learn that we cant decide on every aspect of our lives; we sometimes might be an object !

08:23 AM Dec 05 2013 |

S&W

S&W

China

Well,for me it’s been hard to wait for the result of an examination or job interview…

01:33 AM Dec 05 2013 |

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Abby541

China

I don’t want to wait. In my opinion, we should try our best to do what we can do. So i want to link to what l can do

01:30 AM Dec 05 2013 |

ola33

ola33

Japan

What is hard for me to wait and see— not to answer the questions when someone is aksing you  and don’t give a damn, I think it’s just plain rude! It’s a sheer disrespect to a person. I will never wait and see if I had an argument with someone and it looks there’s an elephant in the room. I’ll make a first step, smile and forget. And I think it’s a very important thing when the loved one is leaving you, don’t wait and see, just do something, prevent it, stop her/him. Action, action, action is the best remedy to wait and see. But! Wait and see in not spreading the rumors, reporting on someone, anwswering back to someone.

01:27 AM Dec 05 2013 |

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