Biding time

Submitted by Ww Ww on 2016-11-08

Idiomatic translations of "Biding time"

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Meanings of "Biding time"

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To wait, stay, remain, or be left behind. Often used in the context of seeking revenge or observing someone or thing. It also may be said when awaiting the results of your actions/words or another's actions/words. A boss that wants to fire you may be just 'biding their time', waiting for you to do something wrong.

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Καιροφυλακτώ.

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"Biding time" in lyrics

The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

[Verse 2: John Lennon]
I sat on the rug
Biding my time, drinking her wine
We talked until two

Taylor Swift - Nothing New

And my cheeks are growing tired
From turning red and faking smiles
Are we only biding time till I lose your attention?
And someone else lights up the room

Disclosure - Help Me Lose My Mind

Help me lose my mind, make me wonder
What I felt before
Keep biding my time,
How much longer?

Porcupine Tree - Shesmovedon

Everything seemed new
Did we connect?
Or was it all just biding time for you?

Final Fantasy XIV (OST) - Footfalls

Heart of ember, autumntide
Cooling swiftly, bleeding light
Smold'ring softly, biding time
Marching forward, left behind

Opeth - Deliverance

Resting days
Waiting for new disease
Biding time
Looked inside insanity

Jay Chou - Checkmate

You can forge ahead, but you’d best get used to surrendering
Taking your position for granted, that sixth move is your most telling demise
I’m biding my time, accustomed to mulling over everything in silence
Charging cannons purely a result of my raising politeness

Adele - Tired

Hold my hand
While you cut me down
It'd only just begun
But now it's over now

Loco Locass - Hanging On?

If it's to dig even deeper

Biding my time,
I kill time sitting in front of my computer

The Style Council - The Paris Match

Will I see once more;
Because you've clouded my mind,
Till then I'm biding my time.

Slipknot - Scissors

Biding my time until the time is right
Biding my time until the time is right
Biding my time...
It's time

Opeth - Patterns in the Ivy II

The hope is pale designed in light of dreams you bring
Summer's gone, the day is done soon comes the night
Biding time, leaving the line and out of sight

Pulp - I Spy

It may look to the untrained eye,
I'm sitting on my ass all day.
I'm biding time until I take you all on.

Skunk Anansie - Secretly

I've been biding my time
Been so subtly kind
I've got to think so selfishly
'Cos you're the face inside of me

Säkert! - Sometime You Must Be On Your Own

Sometime you must be on your own
And I'm waiting on you
I'm biding time and it will take time
I haven't said anything yet

Kalandra - Naive

(I’m falling in line)
I bide my time
(I’m biding my time)
I fall in line

Emmanuel Moire - Everyone

Start
Is already smiling
Choose later
To meet again

Evita (Musical) - The Lady's Got Potential

The terrorists advance
But one guy doesn't dirty his hands
Peron was biding time out in the slow lane

Christophe Maé - The rumor

Well I do let the rumor die
Not to sink
Biding, biding my time

Led Zeppelin - Carouselambra

Sisters of the way-side biding time in quiet peace
await their place within the ring of calm, ah-ah
Still stand to turn in seconds of release
Await the call they know may never come