till the cows come home

For a very long, indefinite amount of time; forever. You can wait till the cows come home, but you'll never see that law passed in this country! My wife was talking on the phone with her sister till the cows came home last night!

See also: come, cow, home, till

until the cows come home

For a very long, indefinite amount of time; forever. You can wait until the cows come home, but you'll never see that law passed in this country! My wife was talking on the phone with her sister until the cows came home last night!

(un)til the cows come home

Rur. until the last; until very late. (Referring to the end of the day, when the cows come home to be fed and milked.) We were having so much fun that we decided to stay at the party until the cows camehome. Where've you been? Who said you could stay out till the cows come home?

till the cows come home

Also, when the cows come home. For a long time, as in You can keep asking till the cows come home, but you still may not go bungee-jumping. This term alludes to when the cows return to the barn for milking. [Late 1500s]

See also: come, cow, home, till

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

until the cows come home

If you say that you could do something until the cows come home, you mean that you could do it for a very long time. You could argue till the cows come home about whether we were right to take action. We could speculate till the cows come home, but we still won't know for sure why he did what he did.

till the cows come home

for an indefinitely long time. informal

See also: come, cow, home, till

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

till/until the ˈcows come home

(informal) for a long time, or for ever: You can talk till the cows come home, but you’ll never persuade me to go with you!

till the cows come home

Informal

For a very long time; indefinitely: They could argue till the cows come home and still not reach an agreement.

See also: come, cow, home, till

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

not until the cows come home

Not for a long time. Presumably the time referred to is when cows return to the barn for milking. The term has been around since the late sixteenth century. Beaumont and Fletcher’s play The Scornful Lady (1610) stated, “Kiss till the cow come home.”

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释义	till the cows come home till the cows come home For a very long, indefinite amount of time; forever. You can wait till the cows come home, but you'll never see that law passed in this country! My wife was talking on the phone with her sister till the cows came home last night! See also: come, cow, home, till until the cows come home For a very long, indefinite amount of time; forever. You can wait until the cows come home, but you'll never see that law passed in this country! My wife was talking on the phone with her sister until the cows came home last night! See also: come, cow, home, until Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (un)til the cows come home Rur. until the last; until very late. (Referring to the end of the day, when the cows come home to be fed and milked.) We were having so much fun that we decided to stay at the party until the cows camehome. Where've you been? Who said you could stay out till the cows come home? See also: come, cow, home, til McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. till the cows come home Also, when the cows come home. For a long time, as in You can keep asking till the cows come home, but you still may not go bungee-jumping. This term alludes to when the cows return to the barn for milking. [Late 1500s] See also: come, cow, home, till The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. until the cows come home If you say that you could do something until the cows come home, you mean that you could do it for a very long time. You could argue till the cows come home about whether we were right to take action. We could speculate till the cows come home, but we still won't know for sure why he did what he did. See also: come, cow, home, until Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. till the cows come home for an indefinitely long time. informal See also: come, cow, home, till Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary till/until the ˈcows come home (informal) for a long time, or for ever: You can talk till the cows come home, but you’ll never persuade me to go with you! See also: come, cow, home, till, until Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary till the cows come home Informal For a very long time; indefinitely: They could argue till the cows come home and still not reach an agreement. See also: come, cow, home, till American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. not until the cows come home Not for a long time. Presumably the time referred to is when cows return to the barn for milking. The term has been around since the late sixteenth century. Beaumont and Fletcher’s play The Scornful Lady (1610) stated, “Kiss till the cow come home.” See also: come, cow, home, not, until The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: not until the cows come home til the cows come home till/until the cows come home until the cows come home doomsday till doomsday till kingdom come till/until kingdom come until doomsday until kingdom come References in periodicals archive "Till The Cows Come Home has all the adventure and invention of a Hollywood block-buster with some real questions about what we do to the food we eat. \| Full Till the Cows Come Home cast, from left, John \|Holt Roberts, Esther Grace Button, Jill Myers and Nicholas Coutu Langmead TASTE OF THE GOOD LIFE; Drama group explore modern food industry Yet there was no problem filling the seats of Slaithwaite's Civic Hall to watch those responsible for the calls, Marsdenbased Mikron Theatre, at the opening night of their latest delectable production that focuses on our modern-day food industry, Till the Cows Come Home. Audience singalong is the cherry on top .. e show, Till the Cows Come Home has food as one of its major themes so staging it in a location surrounded by home-grown fruit and veg is particularly apt. Picnic while you watch Till the Cows Come Home; Theatre 'Till the Cows Come Home', written by playwright and actor Deborah McAndrew, explores the ethics behind modern food production alongside the 'slow food' movement and rising consumer awareness. Moo-sings from Mikron; Ethical ice cream tale from Marsden theatre aces Luckily a local dog walker pulled me out!" Esther-Grace will be joined by three other actors to perform the company's two new shows for 2014 - Troupers and Till the Cows Come Home. 800 hopefuls try for Mikron roles They have secure employment, copper bottomed pensions, more holiday entitlement than you can shake a stick at, sick pay till the cows come home, "elf an safety" to make their jobs soft as you like! Letter: Mailbag - Striking union should be ashamed
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