| Idiom | Till the Cows Come Home |
|---|---|
| Example | I'll stand here till the cows come home unless you pay me back the money I lent you. |
| Meaning | for a long, long time |
| Origin | This late 16th-century idiom probably refers to how cows take their sweet time to return from the fields to the barn. When you use this expression, you're describing a long passage of time using a barnyard image. |
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