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Definition of 'a month of Sundays'

a month of Sundays in British

informal
a long unspecified period
month
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It's going to take a month of Sundays to fix up this house the way it ought to be. MacLeod, Charlotte SOMETHING IN THE WATER`I think I know what you're about," he gritted, `but it'll never work - not in a month of Sundays. Butterworth, Michael THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PRINCEBut this is the shadiest manoeuvre I've come across in a month of Sundays ! Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS

Nearby words of 'a month of Sundays'

  • a mixed bunch
  • a mixed bunch of flowers
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Definition of a month of Sundays from the Collins English Dictionary

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