| 单词 | not in a week of sundays |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot in a week of Sundays c. a week of Sundays: (colloquial) seven Sundays; seven weeks; (hence) a long or indefinite period of time. Often in negative contexts, esp. as not in a week of Sundays: never. Cf. a month of Sundays at Sunday n. and adv. Phrases 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > a long time seven daysOE a while1297 dreichc1440 dreightc1450 yearsa1470 age1577 week1597 montha1616 patriarch's age1693 length1697 eternity1700 a month of Sundays1759 a week of Sundays1822 a week of Saturdays1831 dog's age1833 forever1833 while1836 aeon1880 donkey's years1916 light year1929 yonks1968 1822 B. Hofland Tales of Manor IV. iii. 66 But where ever have you been this week of Sundays? 1881 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 692/2 But Jack had declared that morning that he could not hit a ball in a week of Sundays. 1898 ‘C. Hare’ Broken Arcs i. ii. 13 Tes wark..never done, an' nar' a bit o' play for I,..no, not in a week o' Sundays. 1901 D. B. W. Sladen My Son Richard iv He..got to know her more intimately in that five minutes than he might otherwise have done in a week of Sundays. 2009 J. Greene Bombs & Lambs 55 Finally, after what seemed like a week of Sundays, Mummy said, ‘Yes, they'll have you’. < as lemmas |
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