| 单词 | donkey's years |
| 释义 | donkey's yearsSEE SYNONYMS FOR donkey's years ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a very long time; eons. Origin of donkey's yearsFirst recorded in 1895–1900; probably originally donkey('s) ears, as rhyming slang for years, with years replacing ears once the rhyming origin was forgotten Words nearby donkey's yearsdonkey, donkey derby, donkey engine, donkey jacket, donkey-lick, donkey's years, donkey topsail, donkey vote, donkey work, donko, Donleavy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for donkey's yearsdonkey's years nouninformal a long time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with donkey's yearsdonkey's years A long time, as in I haven't seen her in donkey's years. This expression punningly alludes to the considerable length of the animal's ears. [Early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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