Sundays

a month of Sundays

An extremely long, often indefinite period of time. Often used in negative constructions, especially to mean "never." A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" B: "Not in a month of Sundays!" We'll be here for a month of Sundays trying to sort through all this paperwork!

See also: month, of, Sundays

haven't seen you in a month of Sundays

A phrase used when one encounters someone after an extremely long, often indefinite period of time. Hey, Al, haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! How have you been?

in a coon's age

In an exceptionally long period of time. Based on the folk belief that raccoons (shortened colloquially to "coons") have a longer-than-average lifespan. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I haven't seen you in a coon's age! How have you been? I haven't been on a vacation in a coon's age.

in a month of Sundays

1. At any point; under any circumstances. Used in the negative to convey that something will never happen. Not in a month of Sundays did I think that I would actually win the lottery! A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" B: "Not in a month of Sundays!"

2. In an exceptionally long period of time. I haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! How have you been? I haven't been on a vacation in a month of Sundays.

See also: month, of, Sundays

never in a month of Sundays

Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. Never in a month of Sundays did I think that I would actually win the lottery! A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" B: "Never in a month of Sundays!"

not in a month of Sundays

Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. Not in a month of Sundays did I think that I would actually win the lottery! A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" B: "Not in a month of Sundays!"

when two Sundays come together

Never. Usually said sarcastically. A: "When are you going to help me clean out the garage?" B: "How about when two Sundays come together?"

when two Sundays meet

Never. Usually said sarcastically. A: "When are you going to help me clean out the garage?" B: "How about when two Sundays meet?"

(I) haven't seen you in a month of Sundays.

Rur. I haven't seen you in a long time. Tom: Hi, Bill Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! Bill: Hi, Tom. Long time no see. Bob: Well, Fred! Come right in! Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! Fred: Good to see you, Uncle Bob.

in a coon's age

and in a month of Sundays

Rur. in a very long time. (The coon is a raccoon.) How are you? I haven't seen you in a coon's age. I haven't had a piece of apple pie this good in a coon's age.

month of Sundays, a

A long time, as in I haven't seen Barbara in a month of Sundays. This expression, which would literally mean thirty weeks, has been used hyperbolically since it was first recorded in 1832. One writer suggests it originally connoted a long dreary time, since games and other kinds of amusement used to be forbidden on Sunday.

not in a month of Sundays

never in a month of Sundays

If you say that something will not or will never happen in a month of Sundays, you mean it is very unlikely to happen. Their scheme will never work — not in a month of Sundays.

a month of Sundays

a very long, seemingly endless period of time.

This expression may be a reference to the traditionally slow passage of Sundays as a result of religious restrictions on activity or entertainment. In a letter written in 1849 , G. E. Jewsbury talked of the absence of mail deliveries on Sundays, remarking: ‘If I don't get a better letter from you…you may pass “a month of Sundays” at breakfast without any letter from me’.

1998 Country Life All in all, the Ministry of Agriculture is gaining the no-nonsense, get-your-coats-off atmosphere that Jack Cunningham could not have managed in a month of Sundays.

See also: month, of, Sundays

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

(not for/in) a ˌmonth of ˈSundays

(spoken) used to emphasize that something will never happen: ‘Do you think she’ll be able to sell the house at that price?’ ‘Not in a month of Sundays. It’s far too much.’

See also: month, of, Sundays

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

month of Sundays

Informal

An indefinitely long period of time: It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood.

See also: month, of, Sundays

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

month of Sundays, a

A very long time. It is doubtful that this expression, which dates from the early nineteenth century, was ever meant literally—that is, a period of thirty Sundays (or weeks). It first appeared in print in Frederick Marryat’s Newton Forster (1832) and was surely a cliché by the time Ogden Nash played on it in “My Dear, How Did You Ever Think up This Delicious Salad?” (1935): “The salad course nowadays seems to be a month of sundaes.” The British version, a week of Sundays, is never heard in America.

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释义	Sundays a month of Sundays An extremely long, often indefinite period of time. Often used in negative constructions, especially to mean "never." A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" B: "Not in a month of Sundays!" We'll be here for a month of Sundays trying to sort through all this paperwork! See also: month, of, Sundays haven't seen you in a month of Sundays A phrase used when one encounters someone after an extremely long, often indefinite period of time. Hey, Al, haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! How have you been? See also: month, of, seen, Sundays in a coon's age In an exceptionally long period of time. Based on the folk belief that raccoons (shortened colloquially to "coons") have a longer-than-average lifespan. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I haven't seen you in a coon's age! How have you been? I haven't been on a vacation in a coon's age. See also: age in a month of Sundays 1. At any point; under any circumstances. Used in the negative to convey that something will never happen. Not in a month of Sundays did I think that I would actually win the lottery! A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" B: "Not in a month of Sundays!" 2. In an exceptionally long period of time. I haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! How have you been? I haven't been on a vacation in a month of Sundays. See also: month, of, Sundays never in a month of Sundays Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. Never in a month of Sundays did I think that I would actually win the lottery! A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" B: "Never in a month of Sundays!" See also: month, never, of, Sundays not in a month of Sundays Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. Not in a month of Sundays did I think that I would actually win the lottery! A: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" B: "Not in a month of Sundays!" See also: month, not, of, Sundays when two Sundays come together Never. Usually said sarcastically. A: "When are you going to help me clean out the garage?" B: "How about when two Sundays come together?" See also: come, Sundays, together, two when two Sundays meet Never. Usually said sarcastically. A: "When are you going to help me clean out the garage?" B: "How about when two Sundays meet?" See also: meet, Sundays, two Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (I) haven't seen you in a month of Sundays. Rur. I haven't seen you in a long time. Tom: Hi, Bill Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! Bill: Hi, Tom. Long time no see. Bob: Well, Fred! Come right in! Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! Fred: Good to see you, Uncle Bob. See also: month, of, seen, Sundays in a coon's age and in a month of Sundays Rur. in a very long time. (The coon is a raccoon.) How are you? I haven't seen you in a coon's age. I haven't had a piece of apple pie this good in a coon's age. See also: age McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. month of Sundays, a A long time, as in I haven't seen Barbara in a month of Sundays. This expression, which would literally mean thirty weeks, has been used hyperbolically since it was first recorded in 1832. One writer suggests it originally connoted a long dreary time, since games and other kinds of amusement used to be forbidden on Sunday. See also: month, of The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. not in a month of Sundays or never in a month of Sundays If you say that something will not or will never happen in a month of Sundays, you mean it is very unlikely to happen. Their scheme will never work — not in a month of Sundays. See also: month, not, of, Sundays Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a month of Sundays a very long, seemingly endless period of time. This expression may be a reference to the traditionally slow passage of Sundays as a result of religious restrictions on activity or entertainment. In a letter written in 1849 , G. E. Jewsbury talked of the absence of mail deliveries on Sundays, remarking: ‘If I don't get a better letter from you…you may pass “a month of Sundays” at breakfast without any letter from me’. 1998 Country Life All in all, the Ministry of Agriculture is gaining the no-nonsense, get-your-coats-off atmosphere that Jack Cunningham could not have managed in a month of Sundays. See also: month, of, Sundays Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (not for/in) a ˌmonth of ˈSundays (spoken) used to emphasize that something will never happen: ‘Do you think she’ll be able to sell the house at that price?’ ‘Not in a month of Sundays. It’s far too much.’ See also: month, of, Sundays Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary month of Sundays Informal An indefinitely long period of time: It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood. See also: month, of, Sundays American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. month of Sundays, a A very long time. It is doubtful that this expression, which dates from the early nineteenth century, was ever meant literally—that is, a period of thirty Sundays (or weeks). It first appeared in print in Frederick Marryat’s Newton Forster (1832) and was surely a cliché by the time Ogden Nash played on it in “My Dear, How Did You Ever Think up This Delicious Salad?” (1935): “The salad course nowadays seems to be a month of sundaes.” The British version, a week of Sundays, is never heard in America. See also: month, of The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a month of Sundays month month of Sundays month of Sundays, a breathe breathe (something) to (someone) do (something) to death do something to death cough it up Cough it up! References in classic literature Briggs would give you a sovereign every Sunday morning, I would not have you a seven-days' cabman again. "If workingmen don't stick to their Sunday," said Truman, "they'll soon have none left; it is every man's right and every beast's right. Black Beauty Then she could have defied Davy, and gone to her beloved Sunday School. Anne of The Island As the third week drew to a close and another desolate Sunday confronted him, Daylight resolved to speak, office or no office. Burning Daylight It had a perennial fascination for us and we read it over every Sunday. Cut deeply in the upright slab of red Island sandstone, the epitaph ran as follows:-- The Golden Road Well!--Jeremiah then says to me, "As to banns, next Sunday being the third time of asking (for I've put 'em up a fortnight), is my reason for naming Monday. Little Dorrit Every seat was crowded, too; for it was Sunday, and consequently everybody was taking a "pleasure" excursion. Tramp Abroad "I would say of them, as of all kinds of work, whatever is innocent on a week-day, is innocent on Sunday, provided it does not interfere with the duties of the day." Sylvie and Bruno Afterwards he found that the vague feeling of alarm had spread to the clients of the underground railway, and that the Sunday excursionists began to return from all over the South-Western "lung"--Barnes, Wimbledon, Richmond Park, Kew, and so forth--at unnaturally early hours; but not a soul had anything more than vague hearsay to tell of. War Of The Worlds On a Sunday morning when he could not sleep because of his thoughts he arose and went to walk in the streets. Winesberg Ohio So passed Sunday, and Monday morning he was hard at work, sorting clothes, while Joe, a towel bound tightly around his head, with groans and blasphemies, was running the washer and mixing soft- soap. Martin Eden The Sunday services, the week-day prayer meeting, the missionary teas, even the suppers and socials were becoming less and less well attended. Pollyanna "Now, let me advise you to get a Sunday suit: there's Tookey, he's a poor creatur, but he's got my tailoring business, and some o' my money in it, and he shall make a suit at a low price, and give you trust, and then you can come to church, and be a bit neighbourly. Silas Marner "Thee't see her again o' Sunday afore she goes," were her first words. Adam Bede Forthwith he grew proud and boastful: and, our raid with the Mary Rebecca on the Sunday salmon fishers having wrought fear in their hearts, he sent a challenge up to Benicia. Tales of the Fish Patrol
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