till/until the cows come home
Definition
› for a very long time: I could sit here and argue with you till the cows come home, but it wouldn't solve anything.Always and never
(Definition of till/until the cows come home from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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till noun
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till preposition, conjunction
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till roll noun
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till verb
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till/until kingdom come idiom
- till/until the cows come home idiom
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tiller noun
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tilt at windmills idiom
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tilt noun
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tilt the balance/scales idiom
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tilt verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- again adverb (ONE MORE TIME)
- all along idiom
- all-time adjective
- always adverb (EVERY TIME)
- always adverb (FOR EVER)
- ever adverb (ALWAYS)
- first noun (NEVER BEFORE)
- in all my (born) days idiom
- in/through all the years idiom
- invariably adverb
- ne'er adverb
- never adverb
- perpetual adjective
- till/until kingdom come idiom
- time noun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS)
- time noun (OCCASION)
- when hell freezes over idiom
- whenever adverb, conjunction
- wherever adverb, conjunction
- will modal verb (ALWAYS)
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