An idiom to describe waiting for a rabbit.

Stand by: or stand by. Metaphor is to stay out of it and not ask questions.

Watching the killing in the clouds: fellow villagers: mutual. Standing in the clouds watching each other kill each other. Metaphor is to stay out of it and stand by.

Watching the killing in the clouds: fellow villagers: mutual. Standing in the clouds watching each other kill each other. Metaphor is to stay out of it and stand by.

Stand by: to stand by and ignore.