till the cows come home

till the cows come home
till the cows come home
For a long time of unforeseeable duration
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Main Entry:cow

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till/until/the cows come home informal phrase
for a very long time

You can keep asking till the cows come home but she’ll never say yes.

Thesaurus: existing or continuing for a long timesynonym
Main entry: cow

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informal for an indefinitely long time

those two could talk till the cows came home

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till the ˈcows come home idiom
(informal) for a very long time; for ever

You can talk till the cows come home— you'll never make me change my mind.

Main entry:cowidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • till the cows come home — {adv. phr.} Until sunset; until the last. * /The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • till the cows come home — {adv. phr.} Until sunset; until the last. * /The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • till\ the\ cows\ come\ home — adv. phr. Until sunset; until the last. The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home …   Словарь американских идиом

  • till/until the cows come home — informal : for a very long time They ll be arguing about this till the cows come home. • • • Main Entry: ↑cow till/until the cows come home see ↑cow, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑home …   Useful english dictionary

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