词组 | in a month of Sundays |
释义 | Idiom in a coon's age and in a month of Sundays Theme: TIME in a very long time. (Folksy. 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.John hasn't seen a movie in a month of Sundays. Idiom in a month of Sundays(not) in a month of Sundays if you say that something will not happen in a month of Sundays, you mean that it is not likely to happen.He'll never run the marathon, not in a month of Sundays. in a month of Sundays1. 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. |
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