bide one's time
Example Sentences
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Her tactics even earned their own verb: āMerkeln,ā meaning to dither or bide oneās time.
From Washington Post
Her approach even earned its own verb: āMerkeln,ā meaning to dither or bide oneās time.
From Washington Post
Vladimir: One can bide oneās time.
From Washington Post
For years, after its emergence from hard-line Marxism in the late 1980s, China stuck to reformist leader Deng Xiaopingās dictum to ākeep a low profile and bide oneās time, while also getting things done.ā
From Seattle Times
To bide one's time may mean a considerable saving.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
