what's the hurry?

what's the hurry?
what’s the hurry? why the hurry? spoken phrase
used for telling someone that they are doing something too soon or too quickly

What’s the hurry? We’ve got all afternoon.

Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to hurrysynonym
Main entry: hurry

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

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