English / proverb
A Watched Pot Never Boils over
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Careful, attentive vigilance and constant supervision prevent accidents and disasters from happening.
In context
01
Review the laboratory experiments attentively; a watched pot never boils over.
02
Her meticulous financial scrutiny saved the company from bankruptcy, demonstrating that a watched pot never boils over.
Synonyms
Vigilance averts disaster,careful oversight pays,caution prevents mishaps
Antonyms
Carelessness invites ruin,neglect causes disaster
Collocations
proves that a watched pot never boils over,ensure a watched pot never boils over,as a watched pot never boils over