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
ConnieKAHN-eeEnglish
Mattanyahu-Biblical Hebrew
Vikenti-Russian
BÉBhionnBAY-vin, BE-veenIrish
RenÉErə-NE (French)French, Dutch
Oriane-French