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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 runningdays 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 SundaysRur. 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 daymonth 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 daythe 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.