till the cows come home

till the cows come home
разг.
(till (или until) the cows come home)
бесконечно долго, до бесконечности, целую вечность; ≈ до второго пришествия [выражение, широко распространённое в Англии в XVII-XVIII вв., было потом забыто, но сохранилось в США, откуда снова вернулось в Англию]; см. тж. when the cows come home

Steady, Larry! Steady, boyl I'm here! I'm with you till the cows come home. (J. Conroy, ‘The Disinherited’, part III, ch. II) — Успокойся, Ларри! Успокойся, мальчик! Я здесь. Я всегда буду с тобой.

Whiskey was another matter, but beer he could drink till the cows came home, and it wouldn't affect him. (J. O'Hara, ‘Assembly’, ‘The Pioneer Hep-Cat’) — Виски - совсем другое дело, но пиво Редс мог пить хоть весь день, и оно совсем на него не действовало.

‘I've got to go now,’ she insisted. ‘If you like to wait I'll meet you... about quarter past seven.’ ‘Wait? I'd wait for you till the cows come home.’ (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Friday III’) — - Мне сейчас нужно уходить, - настаивала Гини. - Если у тебя есть желание подождать, то мы можем встретиться... около четверти восьмого. - Подождать? Я готов ждать тебя хоть вечность.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • 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 — ► till the cows come home informal for an indefinitely long time. Main Entry: ↑cow …   English terms dictionary

  • Till The Cows Come Home — Infobox Album | Name = Till The Cows Come Home Type = Album Artist = Farmer Boys Released = 1997 Recorded = Genre = Metal Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = Countrified (1996) This album = Till The Cows Come Home (1997) Next album …   Wikipedia

  • till the cows come home —    If you say till the cows come home you mean for a long time or forever.    To say that a person could do something till the cows come homemeans that they could do it for a ong time.     You can ask me till the cows come home but I m not buying …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • till the cows come home — Meaning For a long but indefinite time. Origin Paraphrased by Groucho Marx in Duck Soup. I could dance with you till the cows come home. Better still, I ll dance with the cows and you come home …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • till the cows come home — for a long time, for days or weeks    A letter from Dave? You ll be waiting till the cows come home! …   English 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./ …   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

  • 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


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