month

not in a month of Sundays

Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. Not in a month of Sundays did I think that I would actually win the lottery! John: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" Tony: "Not in a month of Sundays!"

never in a month of Sundays

Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. Never in a month of Sundays did I think that I would actually win the lottery! John: "Do you think Samantha will agree to go on a date with Jake?" Tony: "Never in a month of Sundays!"

that/(one's) time of the month

The time, usually once a month, at which a woman begins to menstruate. I've had horrible cramps and have been really tired lately. It must be coming up on that time of the month again. A: "I made a joke about it being Sally's time of the month, and she punched me in the face!" B: "Good for her. You had it coming."

a month of Sundays

An impossible event used as an analogy for something the speaker thinks will never happen. You want to borrow my car? Oh, sure—in a month of Sundays! He is never going to graduate, not in a month of Sundays.

by the day

one day at a time. I don't know when I'll have to leave town, so I rent this room by the day.

by the month

one month at a time. Not many apartments are rented by the month. I needed a car for a short while, so I rented one by the month.

days running

and weeks running; months running; years running

days in a series; months in a series; etc. (Follows a number.) I had a bad cold for five days running. For two years running, I brought work home from the office every night.

(I) haven't seen you in a month of Sundays.

Rur. I haven't seen you in a long time. Tom: Hi, Bill Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! Bill: Hi, Tom. Long time no see. Bob: Well, Fred! Come right in! Haven't seen you in a month of Sundays! Fred: Good to see you, Uncle Bob.

in a coon's age

and in a month of Sundays

Rur. in a very long time. (The coon is a raccoon.) How are you? I haven't seen you in a coon's age. I haven't had a piece of apple pie this good in a coon's age.

flavor of the month

suddenly but temporarily popular This rap artist is pop music's current flavor of the month.

Etymology: based on the custom of selling a different special flavor of ice cream (frozen sweet food) every month

month after month

repeatedly for many months You have to pay for Internet access month after month.

Related vocabulary: day after day

month by month

every month I look at my bank statements month by month, and I can tell you to the penny how much we spend.

Related vocabulary: day by day

the flavour of the month

(British & Australian) also the flavor of the month (American & Australian)

someone or something that has suddenly become very popular, but may not remain popular for long Role-playing games are suddenly the flavour of the month.

not in a month of Sundays

if you say that something will not happen in a month of Sundays, you mean that it is not likely to happen He'll never run the marathon, not in a month of Sundays.

by the day

Also, by the hour or week or month or year . According to a specific time period, as in I'm renting this car by the day, or He's being paid by the hour. This usage generally describes some kind of rate. [1400s]

month of Sundays, a

A long time, as in I haven't seen Barbara in a month of Sundays. This expression, which would literally mean thirty weeks, has been used hyperbolically since it was first recorded in 1832. One writer suggests it originally connoted a long dreary time, since games and other kinds of amusement used to be forbidden on Sunday.

month of Sundays

Informal

An indefinitely long period of time: It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
HÜLya	-	Turkish
Susannah	[su:zænə]
Lewin	-	English (Rare)
BoŠKo	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Hannes	HAH-nes (German), HAHN-nes (Swedish, Finnish), HAHN-nəs (Dutch)	German, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish
Lily	LIL-ee	English