linger over
Related to linger over: linger around
linger over (something)
1. To delay in doing or accomplishing something. Time will be extremely tight in this exam, so don't linger over any questions you can't figure out. Don't linger over your decision too long, or they might withdraw their generous offer.
2. To spend a lavish or excessive amount of time doing or enjoying something. I love watching her linger over each cigarette as if it were the last one she'll ever have. With how frantic life is these days, I think it's important to linger over things we enjoy, such as good food or drinks.
See also: linger, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
linger over something
1. to take too much time or idle over something, such as a meal, a cup of coffee, etc. I could linger over coffee all morning, given the chance. Don't linger over your soup. It will get cold.
2. to dawdle over the doing of something. You shouldn't linger over eating your dinner. It would he best not to linger over making up your mind.
See also: linger, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- linger over (something)
- loiter over
- loiter over (something)
- go through fire
- go through fire and water
- go through hell and high water
- in with a chance
- be in with a chance
- steal a march
- steal a march over (someone or something)