- take your sweet time
- you are too slow, you could work faster, pick up the pace
"You took your sweet time to do this job. It could have been done much faster!" "Yes, but would it have been done well?"
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
take your sweet time
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your sweet time — your (own) sweet time chiefly US informal ◇ If you do something in your (own) sweet time or you take your (own) sweet time about doing something, you do it slowly even though other people want you to do it more quickly. She s taking her own sweet … Useful english dictionary
your (own) sweet time — informal phrase if you take your own sweet time, or if you do something in your own sweet time, you take a long time to do it He certainly took his own sweet time getting here. Thesaurus: lazy or slow to actsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
your own sweet time — see ↑time, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑sweet your (own) sweet time chiefly US informal ◇ If you do something in your (own) sweet time or you take your (own) sweet time about doing something, you do it slowly even though other people want you to do it… … Useful english dictionary
in one's own sweet time — If you do something in your own sweet time, you take as long as you please to do it in spite of the orders or wishes of others. Okay, I ll do it but in my own sweet time! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sweet — I UK [swiːt] / US [swɪt] adjective Word forms sweet : adjective sweet comparative sweeter superlative sweetest *** 1) tasting like sugar I d like something sweet, like a piece of cake. This tea is too sweet. She doesn t really like sweet things.… … English dictionary
sweet — sweet1 [ swit ] adjective *** 1. ) tasting like sugar: I d like something sweet, like a piece of cake. This tea is too sweet. She doesn t really like sweet things. ─ opposite SOUR 2. ) pleasant in smell, sound, or appearance: The room is filled… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Time of Your Life (chanson) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Time of Your Life. Time of Your Life est une courte chanson utilisée par la célèbre marque de boissons Pepsi pour promouvoir son cola en 2006. Mariah Carey a accepté, parmi d autres (entre autres Britney Spears,… … Wikipédia en Français
sweet — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English swete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old High German suozi sweet, Latin suadēre to urge, suavis sweet, Greek hēdys Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) pleasing to the taste (2) being or inducing the one of … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sweet Valley High — Author Francine Pascal Country United States Language English Genre Children s literature Published 1983 … Wikipedia
Sweet — Datos generales Origen Londres, Reino Unido Información artística … Wikipedia Español
