donkey's years

(informal)

a very long time I've been doing this job for donkey's years.

donkey's years

A long time, as in I haven't seen her in donkey's years. This expression punningly alludes to the considerable length of the animal's ears. [Early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ayler	['eilə]
Donatello	do-nah-TEL-lo	Italian
Nagore	-	Basque
Iolyn	-	Welsh
Alwyn	['ælwin]
Cande	-	Spanish