until the cows come home
For an eternity
Until the cows come home means for a very long time, perhaps indefinitely.
The expression evokes the leisurely pace at which cattle return from pasture at day's end, unhurried by any human schedule.
It typically emphasizes futility or persistence: You can argue until the cows come home, but I won't change my mind.
The phrase often carries a note of exasperation, suggesting that whatever is being done will accomplish nothing no matter how long it continues.
- endlesslyWithout termination or limit
- indefinitelyWithout defined conclusion
- foreverFor all time
- carry onContinue doing something
- ad infinitumTo infinity, limitlessly
wait forever · keep going · stick it out · endure · persevere · perpetually · hang in there · stubborn as a mule · when pigs fly · till the end of time · world without end · without limit · interminable · drag on · stay the course · plow ahead · push through · marathon
until the cows come homebriefly
In few words
for a moment · momentarily · in a flash · in no time · fleetingly