Posted by ESC on March 04, 2003
In Reply to: Re: Till the cows come posted by R. Berg on March 03, 2003
: : I'm trying to find another expression that means a long but indefinate time - like the cows come home, but not this phrase
: When pigs fly (this actually goes back to the
middle Ages).
: When hell freezes over.
: It'll be a long, hot day in the
middle of December when XXXX.
: Those mean an infinitely long wait, but "till the cows come home" is often used that way, too.
LONG TIME -- Coon's age; a month a Sundays, which is about seven months in duration; quite a spell; a long spell; since God knows when; a right smart spell; till a snapping turtle turns loose. From "This Dog'll Hunt: An Entertaining Texas Dictionary" by Wallace O. Chariton (Wordware Publishing, Piano, Texas, 1989, 1990)