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 agesFig. 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.
- 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