till kingdom come

till kingdom come
(till kingdom(-)come)
до бесконечности; ≈ до второго пришествия

Monica: "Is there any soap in that bathroom?" Fred: "Yes, but the tap's a bit funny. You'ave to go on turning it till Kingdom come." (N. Coward, ‘Present Laughter’, act I) — Моника: "А мыло в ванной есть?" Фред: "Да, но кран не совсем в порядке. Тебе придется его очень долго крутить."

You could live up here till Kingdom come... and no one would ever find out... (J. Aldridge, ‘The Hunter’, ch. 10) — Тут можно жить хоть до второго пришествия... и никто на свете тебя не сыщет...


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

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  • till kingdom come — till (or until) kingdom come informal forever * * * till/until kingdom ˈcome idiom (old fashioned) for ever • He ll talk till kingdom come if you let him. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • till kingdom come — mod. until the end of the world; forever. □ Do I have to keep assembling these units till kingdom come? □ I’ll hate her guts till kingdom come …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • till kingdom come — till/until kingdom come for a very long time. I don t want to wait until kingdom come for you to decide what you re doing …   New idioms dictionary

  • till kingdom come — ► till (or until) kingdom come informal forever. Main Entry: ↑kingdom …   English terms dictionary

  • kingdom come — noun 1. the next world he nearly blew us to kingdom come • Hypernyms: ↑afterlife, ↑hereafter 2. the end of time you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care • Hypernyms: ↑future, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • kingdom come — 1. the next world; the hereafter; heaven. 2. Informal. a place or future time seemingly very remote: You could keep it up till kingdom come. [1775 85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord s Prayer] * * * …   Universalium

  • until kingdom come — till/until kingdom ˈcome idiom (old fashioned) for ever • He ll talk till kingdom come if you let him. Main entry: ↑kingdomidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • till (or until) kingdom come — informal forever. → kingdom …   English new terms dictionary

  • until kingdom come — till/until kingdom come for a very long time. I don t want to wait until kingdom come for you to decide what you re doing …   New idioms dictionary

  • until kingdom come — ► till (or until) kingdom come informal forever. Main Entry: ↑kingdom …   English terms dictionary

  • kingdom — n. 1 an organized community headed by a king. 2 the territory subject to a king. 3 a the spiritual reign attributed to God (Thy kingdom come). b the sphere of this (kingdom of heaven). 4 a domain belonging to a person, animal, etc. 5 a province… …   Useful english dictionary


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