Significato: a month of sundays

un'eternità, un lungo periodo di tempo

sun Idioma

a month of Sundays

a very long time, many days It will take a month of Sundays to phone the students in our school.

make hay while the sun shines

do something at the right time, not wait too long You should make hay while the sun shines and paint the house while the weather is good.

month of Sundays

(See a month of Sundays)

Sunday best

best clothes, glad rags Father was in his Sunday best - in his three-piece, navy suit.

sunny-side up

eggs fried on one side only We asked for our eggs to be fried sunny-side up at the restaurant.

sunset years

senior years, over 65, golden years Will you still love me when I'm old - in my sunset years?

unsung hero

great person who has not been honored or praised, behind the scenes The mothers of the graduates are the unsung heroes. The mothers are Homework Supervisors!

walking on sunshine

really happy about something; in love (or really deep like) "She's been walking on sunshine since he asked her out"

place in the sun

a good condition 顺境；显要的地位
He's found himself a place in the sun now and doesn't want to start off on any new ventures．他现在已经有了一定地位，不再想冒什么风险了。

poles apart/asunder

completely different相差甚远
They were in agreement on most world issues，but they were poles apart about the war．他们对于多数世界大事意见是一致的，但对于战争的看法却截然相反。
Their opinions are poles asunder．他们的意见截然相反。
The two brothers are poles apart in character．这兄弟二人性格迥异。

poles asunder

under the sun

on earth；in the world（used for emphasis）在世界上（用于强调）
Nothing under the sun is too difficult if you set your mind to it．世上无难事，只怕有心人。
The President's assassination shocked everyone under the sun．总统的遇刺使全世界为之震惊。

Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes

Idiom(s): Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes

Theme: CLOTHING

one's best clothes. (Folksy.)
• John was all dressed up in his Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.
• I hate to be wearing my Sunday- go-to-meeting clothes when everyone else is casually dressed.

in one's Sunday best

Idiom(s): in one's Sunday best

Theme: CLOTHING

in one's best Sunday clothes; in the clothes one wears to church.
• All the children were dressed up in their Sunday best.
• I like to be in my Sunday best whenever I go out.
• Let's get into our Sunday best and go out for dinner.

all and sundry

Idiom(s): all and sundry

Theme: EVERYONE

everyone; one and all. (Folksy. Fixed order.)
• Cold drinks were served to all and sundry.
• All and sundry came to the village fair.

in a month of Sundays

Idiom(s): in a coon's age AND in a month of Sundays

Theme: TIME

in a very long time. (Folksy. The coon is a raccoon.)
• How are you? I haven't seen you in a coon's age.
• I haven't had a piece of apple pie this good in a coon's age.
• John hasn't seen a movie in a month of Sundays.

Day in the sun

If you have your day in the sun, you get attention and are appreciated.

Sunday driver

A Sunday driver drives very slowly and makes unexpected manoeuvres.

The sun might rise in the west

When people say this, they mean that they don't expect something to happen.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Take advantage promptly of favorable opportunities.

Sunday go-to-meeting clothes|Sunday|clothes

n. phr., informal Best clothes or outfit of clothing. The cowboy got all dressed up in his best bib and tucker to go to the dance. Mary went to the party in her Sunday best and made a hit with the boys.
Compare: GLAD RAGS.

best bib and tucker|Sunday|Sunday best|Sunday go t

make hay while the sun shines|hay|make|shine|shine

v. phr. To do something at the right time; not wait too long. Dick had a free hour so he made hay while the sun shone and got his lesson for the next day.
Compare: MAKE THE MOST OF.

month of Sundays|Sunday|Sundays|month

n. phr., informal A very long time.

Used for emphasis after "for" or "in" and usually with a negative verb. I have not had devil's food cake in a month of Sundays. When he got her first letter, he felt that he had not heard from her for a month of Sundays.
Synonym: DOG'S AGE.

son of a bitch|S.O.B.|SOB|bitch|son|sunuvabitch

also S.O.B. n. phr., vulgar, avoidable (but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation). Fellow, character, guy, individual. Negatively: Get out of here you filthy, miserable sunuvabitch! Positively: So you won ten million dollars at the lottery, you lucky son of a bitch (or sunuvabitch)!
Compare: SON OF A GUN.

sunbelt

n., informal A portion of the southern United States where the winter is very mild in comparison to other states. The Simpsons left Chicago for the sunbelt because of Jeff's rheumatism.

sunny-side up|sunny|sunny-side

adj. Fried on one side only. Barbara likes her eggs sunny-side up.

under the sun|sun|under

adj. or adv. phr. On earth; in the world.

Used for emphasis. The President's assassination shocked everyone under the sun. Where under the sun could I have put my purse?

week of Sundays|Sunday|Sundays|week

n. phr. A long time; seven weeks. I haven't seen them in a week of Sundays.

month of Sundays, a

month of Sundays, a
A long time, as in I haven't seen Barbara in a month of Sundays. This expression, which would literally mean thirty weeks, has been used hyperbolically since it was first recorded in 1832. One writer suggests it originally connoted a long dreary time, since games and other kinds of amusement used to be forbidden on Sunday.

nothing new under the sun

nothing new under the sun
Everything has been seen before, as in Those designs take me back to the 1950s—there really is nothing new under the sun. This world-weary view was already expressed in 1382 in the Bible translation attributed to John Wycliffe's followers: “No thing under the sun is new” (Ecclesiastes 1:9).

sun

sun
In addition to the idiom beginning with sun, also see everything but the kitchen sink; make hay while the sun shines; nothing new under the sun; place in the sun.

sun belt

sun belt
The southern and southwestern United States, as in Retirees have been moving to the sun belt for years. It is so called for its warm climate. [Mid-1900s]

Sunday

Sunday
In addition to the idiom beginning with Sunday, also see month of Sundays, a.

sunder

sunder
in sunder
into parts or pieces

sundry

sundry
see all and sundry.

sunny side

sunny side
1) The pleasant or cheerful aspect of something, as in Beth always sees the sunny side of events like graduations. This idiom alludes to the area on which sunlight falls. [First half of 1800s]
2) on the sunny side of. At an age less than, younger than, as in He's still on the sunny side of forty. [Second half of 1800s]
3) sunny-side up. Fried so that the yolk remains intact and uppermost, as in I ordered my eggs sunny-side up and you brought me scrambled eggs. This expression transfers the appearance of the sun to that of an egg yolk. [c. 1900]

various and sundry

various and sundry
Of different kinds, miscellaneous, as in Various and sundry items did not sell, so they'll probably hold another auction. This expression is a redundancy, the two adjectives meaning just about the same thing.