desires are nourished by delays
desires are nourished by delays
proverb One's interest in something will grow as one waits for it. A: "Ugh, I still haven't heard back from the recruiter at my dream job." B: "At least desires are nourished by delays."
See also: by, delay, desire, nourish
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Desires are nourished by delays.
Prov. The longer you have to wait for something you want, the more eager you will be to get it. The longer I had to postpone my trip to San Francisco, the more eagerly I wanted to go. Desires are nourished by delays.
See also: by, delay, Desire, nourish
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- be on (one's) back
- be on somebody's back
- be on someone's back
- back at it
- back at it (again)
- gonna
- (I'm) not gonna lie
- (I'm) not going to lie
- back onto
- back onto (something)