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Definition and synonyms of till / until the cows come home from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. This is the British English definition of till / until the cows come home.View American English definition of till / until the cows come home. Change your default dictionary to American English. See also main entry: cowSee also main entry: cow ThesaurusTrending Wordsjazzy -24.1% blue movie 32.9% for 5.1% q.v. NEW take on -9.2% Discover Synonyms of the monthgift
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FOLLOW US Twitter Facebook Join Macmillan Dictionary on Twitter and Facebook for daily word facts, quizzes and language news. © Macmillan Education Limited 2009–2022 From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtill the cows come hometill the cows come homeinformalLONG TIME for a very long time, or for ever → cowExamples from the Corpustill the cows come home• They stay up and play cards till the cows come home. What does the cows come home mean?Phrase. until the cows come home. (idiomatic) For a very long period of time. quotations ▼ You can crank the engine until the cows come home, but it won't start without fuel.
Where does the phrase till the cows come home come from?The idiom till the cows come home has been in use since at least the sixteenth century and may have originated in the Scottish Highlands, where cows are allowed to graze for months at a time before they meander home in the fall.
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