Ah, in English we say “don’t hold your breath” for that, although sometimes it’s also used for things that might happen eventually but it will take a long time.
When I was a kid I thought the saying was “why don’t you piss in one hand and shit in the other, and see which one fills first?” And I was like wow adults are gross
Don’t wait standing
(I dont know if this translates, in argentina we day “get yourself a chair” or “don’t wait standing” meaning that something wont happen)
Ah, in English we say “don’t hold your breath” for that, although sometimes it’s also used for things that might happen eventually but it will take a long time.
The meaning of the idiom is remarkably clear in English. I propose we adopt this one.
I think we say, “don’t hold your breath,” in English.
Or “don’t count on it” (because if you did you’d be counting for eternity)
I’m sure there’s more I’m not thinking of right now…
“Why don’t you wish in one hand and shit in the other, and see which one fills up first”
… yeah, I like the chair one
That sounds kinda close to an old saying I’ve heard once in over 40 years
Put a finger in your mouth and a finger in your anus, and hope; if that doesn’t work, switch around.
When I was a kid I thought the saying was “why don’t you piss in one hand and shit in the other, and see which one fills first?” And I was like wow adults are gross
“Don’t kink shame”
idk which hand you’d fill first doing that method, lmao
It’s basically just a crass way to say “wishing is for suckers”
Definitely the piss hand, unless your bowels are unwell.
…is not a sentence I thought I’d be typing today 😄
Well I know what phrase I’m using at the next opportunity
It works. I’m going to start using it in fact.