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not until the cows come home till the cows come homeFor a very long, indefinite amount of time; forever. You can wait till the cows come home, but you'll never see that law passed in this country! My wife was talking on the phone with her sister till the cows came home last night!See also: come, cow, home, tilltill the cows come homeAlso, when the cows come home. For a long time, as in You can keep asking till the cows come home, but you still may not go bungee-jumping. This term alludes to when the cows return to the barn for milking. [Late 1500s] See also: come, cow, home, tilltill the cows come home for an indefinitely long time. informalSee also: come, cow, home, till till the cows come home Informal For a very long time; indefinitely: They could argue till the cows come home and still not reach an agreement.See also: come, cow, home, tillnot until the cows come homeNot for a long time. Presumably the time referred to is when cows return to the barn for milking. The term has been around since the late sixteenth century. Beaumont and Fletcher’s play The Scornful Lady (1610) stated, “Kiss till the cow come home.”See also: come, cow, home, not, until |