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A watched pot never boils.

《諺》 ポットは見つめているとなかなか沸かない、「待つ身は長い」、あせってはだめ

[Scene: Central Perk, Chandler, Rachel, Ross, Joey, and Phoebe are there waiting for Chandler’s cyberchick to arrive]
Chandler: Where is she, Where is she? (grabs Rachel) Oh, hey, I have a question, where is she?
Rachel: Chandler, relax, Chandler, she’ll be here.
Chandler: (noticing a beautiful blond walking in) Ooh, oh, oh, that’s her.
Ross: (seeing her also) Yeah, ‘cause life’s just that kind.
Phoebe: Chandler, you gotta stop staring at the door. It’s like a watched pot, you know if you keep looking at it then the door is to, never gonna boil. I think what you have to do is try not to…
(Chandler’s date walks in)
Chandler: Oh my God! (it’s Janice)

– “FRIENDS” Season 2 Episode 24

[Scene: Monica and Rachel’s apartment, Phoebe is in the kitchen with her beeper in the covered pot on the kitchen table in front of her. She opens the lid and checks the beeper, shaking it as if it doesn’t work, then puts it back, as Monica enters from the bathroom]
Monica: You know they say a watched pot … never beeps.
Phoebe: It’s y’know … (clears her throat) it’s been a couple hours, and … she hasn’t called … not that I even care, so …
Monica: Phoebe, why don’t you just call her? You obviously want to.
Phoebe: You think you know me so well.

– “FRIENDS” Season 3 Episode 14