go on for an age

go on for an age

To persist or continue for a long time. If you ask Grandpa about the weather, get ready for him to go on for an age about the Farmer's Almanac. It feels like this baseball game has been going on for an age.
See also: age, go, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go on for an age

 and go on for ages
Fig. to continue for a very long time. The symphony seemed to go on for an age. It seemed to go on for ages.
See also: age, go, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • go on for ages
  • launch into
  • launch into (something)
  • hold forth
  • go non-linear
  • there's life in the old dog yet
  • call hogs
  • come the old soldier
  • there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
  • advanced in years