C2idiominformaltimeIELTS-friendly
until the cows come home
USUK
for a very long time, often with no result
'Till the cows come home' is also common. Usually with talk, argue, wait or discuss, and it suggests the activity is pointless.
In context
You can argue until the cows come home, but I won't change my mind.
We could discuss the plan until the cows come home; let's just start.
More idioms about time
- a blast from the pastsomething or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way