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Definition of Month of Sundays
1. Noun. A time perceived as long. "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays"
Definition of Month of Sundays
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A very long time; too long. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Month Of Sundays
Literary usage of Month of Sundays
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Island Song Lyrics by Larry W. Jones (2003)
"A month of Sundays (10/10/2002) ... It's been a month of Sundays since I've heard
from you I've been as blue as Mondays crying over you When you left you ..."
2. Sermons to a country congregation by Augustus William Hare (1836)
"One month in every seven is a month of Sundays. One year in every seven is a year
of Sundays. A year of Sundays ! And shall any one dare to plead that he ..."
3. The Alton Sermons by Augustus William Hare (1874)
"... a month of Sundays. One year in every seven is a year of Sundays. A year of
Sundays! And shall any one dare to plead that he has not had time to learn ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Down, 1744. In some places six ewes and six lambs make a sum. Sundays. ' A month
of Sundays' = a long time. ' I won't go back there for a ..."
5. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland by William Dickinson (1880)
"A month of Sundays ' = a long time. ' I won't go back there for a month of Sundays.'
Sup, (1) sb. a small quantity of any liquid. ..."
6. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"A month of Sundays' = a long time. ' I won't go back there for a month of Sundays.'
Sup, (1) sb. a small quantity of any liquid. ..."
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