days on end

days on end
used for emphasizing how long something continues

He talks for hours on end about absolutely nothing.

Thesaurus: continuing for a specific amount of timesynonym
Main entry: end

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  • days on end — [days/months/weeks etc.] on end if something happens or continues for days, months etc. on end, it continues for several days, months, or weeks without stopping. We sometimes don t see each other for months on end, but we re still good friends …   New idioms dictionary

  • Only on Days That End in "Y" — Single by Clay Walker from the album Hypnotize the Moon Released May 27, 1996 Recorded 1995 Genre …   Wikipedia

  • for days on end — {adv. phr.} For a long time; for many days. * /The American tourists tried to get used to Scottish pronunciation for days on end, but still couldn t understand what the Scots were saying./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for days on end — {adv. phr.} For a long time; for many days. * /The American tourists tried to get used to Scottish pronunciation for days on end, but still couldn t understand what the Scots were saying./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for\ days\ on\ end — adv. phr. For a long time; for many days. The American tourists tried to get used to Scottish pronunciation for days on end, but still couldn t understand what the Scots were saying …   Словарь американских идиом

  • End of days — End of days, or End of Days may refer to: *End times, in eschatology * End of Days (film), a film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by Peter Hyams * End of Days ( Buffy episode), an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer * End of Days (… …   Wikipedia

  • end — end1 [end] n. [ME & OE ende, akin to Ger ende, Goth andeis < IE * antyos, opposite, lying ahead < * anti , opposite, facing (< base * ants, front, forehead) < OHG endi, forehead, Ger anti, L ante] 1. a limit or limiting part; point of …   English World dictionary

  • End of Days - Nacht ohne Morgen — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: End of Days – Nacht ohne Morgen Originaltitel: End of Days Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1999 Originalsprache: Englisch; Latein …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • End of Days – Nacht ohne Morgen — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: End of Days – Nacht ohne Morgen Originaltitel: End of Days Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1999 Originalsprache: Englisch; Latein …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • end — end1 W1S1 [end] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(last part)¦ 2¦(finished)¦ 3¦(long object)¦ 4¦(tip/point)¦ 5¦(scale)¦ 6¦(connection)¦ 7¦(remaining piece)¦ 8¦(aim)¦ 9¦(part of an activity)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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