| 单词 | never in a month of sundays |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnever (also not) in a month of Sundays b. a month of Sundays: an indefinitely prolonged or seemingly endless period of time; a very long time. Chiefly in negative contexts, as never (also not) in a month of Sundays: never. Cf. a week of Sundays at week n. Phrases 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > a long time seven daysOE a while1297 dreichc1440 dreightc1450 yearsa1470 age1577 week1597 montha1616 patriarch's age1693 length1697 eternity1700 a month of Sundays1759 a week of Sundays1822 a week of Saturdays1831 dog's age1833 forever1833 while1836 aeon1880 donkey's years1916 light year1929 yonks1968 1759 Life & Real Adventures Hamilton Murray I. x. 121 The commander..swore he should dance to the second part of the same tune, for a month of Sundays. 1831 Constellation (N.Y.) 12 Feb. 98/1 Your critter looks for all the world as if she had nothing to eat for a month of Sundays. 1838 Bentley's Misc. (Amer. ed.) II. 608 So Jem he ups with his fist, and was just a-going' to let drive in a way as would have sp'ilt his beauty for a week of Sundays. 1852 R. Morris Lights & Shadows of Freemasonry 116 You would never guess, never in a month of Sundays. 1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 269 Don't be a month of Sundays about it. 1923 G. Saintsbury Second Scrap Bk. 137 I could preach against drunkenness for a month of Sundays and hardly repeat myself. 1948 M. Deasy Hour of Spring iv. 43 I could have argued with the woman for a week of Sundays and never come nearer to bringing her around. 1959 A. Sillitoe Loneliness of Long Distance Runner 129 ‘Not in a month of Sundays,’ he laughed, ‘but they had a bleddy good try.’ 1970 R. Greaves tr. C. de Rivoyre Morning Twilight i. 32 You'd never have trampled Papa,..not in a week of Sundays. 1989 Debbie No.138. 19 I knew that I'd never wear this sort of gear in a month of Sundays. 2003 Amer. Photo Mar. 20 (advt.) You'll experience more during this fun-filled photographic weekend than in a month of Sundays. < as lemmas |
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