wait till the clouds roll by en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To await more favourable circumstances.
At this crisis in the match Bradman and Hassett waited till the clouds rolled by.
1948, Bruce Harris, With England in Australia: The Truth about the Tests, page 183:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waited till the clouds roll by | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| waited till the clouds roll by | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| waiting till the clouds roll by | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| waits till the clouds roll by | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |