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month of Sundays

Syllables: month of Sun·daysUK/ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/US/ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌnˌdeɪz/

month of Sundays noun: a very long time; a period regarded as too long.

Noun

month of Sundays (plural months of Sundays)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) A very long time; a period regarded as too long.
    • It seems like it’s been a month of Sundays since we saw him last.
    • [T]he captain had ordered his back to be anointed with ſome pickle, by way of preſerving ſome mortification, which increaſed his agony ſo intolerably, that he exhibited the various contorſions and wreathings of a rattle ſnake with ſurprizing velocity, to the no ſmall edification of the commander...1759, Hamilton Murray [pseudonym], chapter X, in The Life and Real Adventures of Hamilton Murray. […], London: […] J. Burd, […], →OCLC, pages 120–121

Examples of month of Sundays in a sentence

  • Let the Sunday papers have their day: it is all they have; though it would require a month of Sundays to read all they publish upon it.1808, [George Colman the Younger], Presume Not beyond Measure: A Serio-comic Letter of Advice, Addressed to the Editors of All the Public...
  • Really, I haven't heard more fluent or passionate English this month of Sundays.1850, [Charles Kingsley], “The Plush Breeches Tragedy”, in Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […]...
  • The most vivacious, sparkling, entertaining piece of comedy you are likely to come across in a month of Sundays.1915 December, “Hodder and Stoughton’s Christmas List of Novels [advertisement]”, in The Bookman, volume XLIX, number 291, London; New...
  • They're not going to spill their guts to you in a month of Sundays.1973, Matt Braun, chapter 3, in El Paso, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, published July 1999, →ISBN, page 203:

Synonyms of month of Sundays

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Forms of month of Sundays

pluralmonths of Sundays

Origin of month of Sundays

Probably a reference to the passing of as many Sundays as there are days in a month, that is, between 28 and 31 weeks.

Words formed from month of Sundays

Questions about month of Sundays

What does month of Sundays mean?
Month of Sundays means a very long time; a period regarded as too long.
How do you use month of Sundays in a sentence?
Let the Sunday papers have their day: it is all they have; though it would require a month of Sundays to read all they publish upon it.
What part of speech is month of Sundays?
Month of Sundays is a noun.
How do you pronounce month of Sundays?
Month of Sundays is pronounced /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/ (UK).
What is the plural of month of Sundays?
The plural of month of Sundays is months of Sundays.

Words near month of Sundays in the dictionary

  1. month men
  2. month mind
  3. month minds
  4. month of consecution
  5. Month of May
  6. month of Sundays
  7. month to date
  8. month's end
  9. month's man
  10. month's men
  11. month's mind

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