Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

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Idiom	Language	Category
!mire que hacen esperar a la gente así!	Portuguese	Impatience
Aspettare col fiato sospeso	Spanish	Impatience
Attendre en retenant son souffle	French	Impatience
Däumchen drehen	German	Impatience
Dejarlo entrar por una oreja y salir por la otra	Spanish	Impatience
Die Hände in den Schoss legen	German	Impatience
Entrar em uma orelha e sair pela outra	Portuguese	Impatience
Etwas in einem Ohr hineingehen lassen und den anderen hinaus	German	Impatience
Ficar sem fazer nada	Portuguese	Impatience
In quälander Spannung erwarten	German	Impatience
Laisser renter par (dans) une oreille et sortir de (par) l’autre	French	Impatience
Lasciarlo entrare da una orecchia e uscire dall’altra	Italian	Impatience
Me has tenido haciendo garavitas	Spanish	Impatience
Mit verhaltenenem Atem	German	Impatience
No les importa tenerte esperando	Portuguese	Impatience
Rester à se tourner les pouces	French	Impatience
Stare con le mani in mano	Italian	Impatience
To let something go in one ear and out the other	English	Impatience
To stand (to sit) twiddling one’s thumbs	English	Impatience
To wait with bated breath	English	Impatience
Ждать затаив дыхание	Russian	Impatience
Иметь сквозняк в голове	Russian	Impatience
С одного уха залетает с другого вылетает	Russian	Impatience
Сидеть сложа руки	Russian	Impatience