until the cows come home

until the cows come home
For a very long period of time.

You can crank the engine until the cows come home, but it wont start without fuel.


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  • until the cows come home — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • until the cows come home — for a very long time. We could talk about this problem until the cows come home, but it wouldn t solve anything …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

  • till the cows come home — For a long time of unforeseeable duration • • • Main Entry: ↑cow * * * 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • till the cows come home — This idioms means for a very long time . ( Until the cows come home is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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

  • until one is blue in the face — adverb Forever; for a hopelessly long time. You can explain it until youre blue in the face, but he will never understand. Syn: until the cows come home …   Wiktionary

  • The Hunger Games universe — is a dystopic society in which the The Hunger Games trilogy is set. It consists of the nation of Panem which is located in North America at least 100 years in the future and 75 years after a major war has taken place in that future. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

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