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Meanings of bide a wee in English

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Usage of bide a wee in English
1
Yes, I'll bide a wee, and we'll manage it in some way.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
2
But bide a wee, Matt, bide a wee, he supplemented.
A Daughter of the Snows
3
We had better bide a wee until we really have something of circumstance to impart.
Mince Pie
4
So the news is to bide a wee.
The Beetle: A Mystery
5
I'll let ye bide a wee.
Heaven and the heather
6
Better ' bide a wee,' Tommy.
Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures; Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund
7
But bide a wee.
Anne's House of Dreams
8
I'll bide a wee.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
9
She's at peace, and she's doing the duty that seems to be given her to do, and-I'llbide a wee and seek counsel.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
10
Before makin' any sic a promise, I'll just bide a wee and speir a few particulars anent the nature o' the said expedition, laddie.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
11
But Cosmo said, Bide a wee, Aggie, an' we'll gang hame thegither.
Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance
12
Bide a wee, as the Scotch say, my son.
The Uninhabited House
13
Bide a wee till the river's clear, say I.
A Daughter of the Snows
14
And so I bided a wee.
A Minstrel in France
15
' Bide a wee, Tommy,' I says to myself; 'bide a wee.'
The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke
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" Bide a wee," said the old lady, motioning Patsy to be silent.
Patsy
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