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Counting the fan rotations

๐Ÿ“– Definition

doing something repetitive and pointless to avoid thinking about what is really worrying you. In real life you might say: I knew he was nervous โ€” he'd been counting the ceiling fan rotations since dinner.

1 Stories featuring "Counting the fan rotations"

"doing something repetitive and pointless to avoid thinking about what is really worrying you. In real life you might say: I knew he was nervous โ€” he'd been counting the ceiling fan rotations since dinner."

Counting the fan rotations โ€” Phrase from our collection. Found in 1 story.