wait in the wings

美 　英

• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)時刻準備著；時時刻刻準備著；一旁等候

例句

Continue to remind her that you want to date her, you don't just want to be her friend (that is, you don't want to wait in the wings).

要不斷地提醒她，你想與她約會并非僅僅是只想做普通朋友（換句話說，你不想做替補品）。