One year, the losing side managed to drop the ball in a well to bide time.

有一年，失败方曾设法把球投到一口井里来拖延时间。

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Frequent arguments and complain ts: Constant disagreements by your employee could be tactics for the employee to bide time before officially announcing his or her resignation.

经常抱怨和争执。员工经常提出反对意见可能是拖延时间等待正式宣布辞职的一种策略。

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He was content to bide his time patiently, waiting for the opportunity to approach her.

他情愿耐心守候，以等到接近她的时机。

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The next few weeks might be quiet ones overall, he said, as the markets bide time ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in early November.

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Beijing has long sought to bide its time when dealing with sensitive geopolitical issues.

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The speedy is interlaced with the stealthy, and action sequences carefully bide their time.

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