"month of sundays" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 很长时间
• 非常久

Definition

一个非正式表达，意思是很长时间，通常用来夸张某事需要或已经过去的时间.

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

总是非正式，主要用于英式英语，美式英语中很少见。常用于 'I haven't seen you in a month of sundays'，是一种夸张说法，并非字面意思。

Examples

I haven't eaten pizza in a month of sundays.

我已经**很长时间**没吃披萨了。

It would take a month of sundays to finish this book.

完成这本书需要**很长时间**。

They haven't visited us in a month of sundays.

他们**很长时间**没来看我们了。

You won't get an answer from him in a month of sundays.

你**很长时间**都得不到他的回复。

That restaurant hasn't changed in a month of sundays.

那家餐厅**很长时间**都没有变化。

Honestly, I wouldn't trust him in a month of sundays.

说实话，**很长时间**我都不会信任他。