bide time
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bide time — bide (your) time to wait patiently for a good opportunity to do something. She was biding her time until she could get her revenge … New idioms dictionary
bide your time — phrase to wait in a patient way for an opportunity to do something She bided her time patiently, until the opportunity came to get her revenge. Thesaurus: to delay action, wait or hesitatesynonym Main entry: bide * * * bide your time : to wait… … Useful english dictionary
bide — [baıd] v [: Old English; Origin: bidan] 1.) bide your time to wait until the right moment to do something ▪ They are stronger than us and can afford to bide their time. 2.) [i]old use to wait or stay somewhere, often for a long time = ↑abide … Dictionary of contemporary English
bide one's time — {v. phr.} To await an opportunity; wait patiently until your chance comes. * /Refused work as an actor, Tom turned to other work and bided his time./ * /Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bide one's time — {v. phr.} To await an opportunity; wait patiently until your chance comes. * /Refused work as an actor, Tom turned to other work and bided his time./ * /Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bide — ► VERB archaic or dialect ▪ remain or stay in a place. ● bide one s time Cf. ↑bide one s time ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Bide — Bide, v. t. 1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo. [1913 Webster] Poor naked wretches, wheresoe er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To wait for; as, I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bide one's time — ► bide one s time wait quietly for a good opportunity to do something. Main Entry: ↑bide … English terms dictionary
bide your time — bide (your) time to wait patiently for a good opportunity to do something. She was biding her time until she could get her revenge … New idioms dictionary
bide — [ baıd ] verb intransitive an old word meaning to stay in a place bide your time to wait in a patient way for an opportunity to do something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
