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词组 a month of sundays
释义

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'.

2003American Photo You'll experience more during this fun-filled photographic weekend than in a month of Sundays.

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