month of Sundays, a



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.
See also: month, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elea-English
Demeter (1)di-MEET-ər (English)Greek Mythology
Ai (1)ah-eeJapanese
JussiYOOS-seeFinnish
Velvel-Yiddish
Shaindel-Yiddish