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a very long time or for a very long time: They take forever and a day to get anything done. This is something I've dreamed about forever and a day. I'm going to love him for ever and a day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Long periods of time. -athon. a long haul idiom. aeon. age. be in something for the long haul idiom. donkey. eon.
Forever and a Day is a 2018 James Bond novel by Anthony Horowitz, with some original material by Ian Fleming. It’s a prequel to the Ian Fleming novel, Casino Royale, recounting James Bond’s mission as agent 007.
The idiom “forever and a day” is commonly used in English language to express an indefinite period of time. It is often used to describe something that will last for a very long time or even forever. This phrase has been around for centuries and has become a part of everyday conversations. Contents. The Origin of the Idiom. Usage and Examples.
[ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s] For a very long time, as in He's been working on that book forever and a day . This hyperbolic expression probably originated as a corruption of the now obsolete for ever and ay . Shakespeare used it in The Taming of the Shrew (4:4): “Farewell for ever and a day.”
forever and a day. 1. For a very long time, as in He's been working on that book forever and a day. This hyperbolic expression probably originated as a corruption of the now obsolete for ever and ay.
Of course, for ever and a day is an dramatic construct with no literal meaning – for ever is for ever, we can’t add days to it. This form of dramatic emphasis has been used many times, a recent example being The Beatles’ song ‘Eight Days a Week’ and the widespread use of 110% effort.
May 31, 2018 · A legend is born. Read the explosive new James Bond thriller. A British agent floats in the waters of the French Riviera, murdered by an unknown hand. Determined to uncover the truth, James Bond enters a world of fast cars, grand casinos and luxury yachts.
Forever and a Day is a 2018 James Bond novel written by Anthony Horowitz and featuring original material by James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
For a very long time, as in He's been working on that book forever and a day. This hyperbolic expression probably originated as a corruption of the now obsolete for ever and ay . Shakespeare used it in The Taming of the Shrew (4:4): “Farewell for ever and a day.”
Forever and a day. Coined by Shakespeare in As You Like It (c.1598) Act IV, Scene I, line 151. Rosalind says, “Now tell me how long you would have her, after you have possessed her” to which Orlando replies, “For ever and a day.”
