In a month of Sundays
phrase
This phrase means something is highly unlikely to happen or virtually never.
Given his poor work ethic, he won't complete this project in a month of Sundays.
Often appears as...
- won't happen in a month of sundays
- hasn't been there in a month of sundays
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
phrase
This phrase means something is highly unlikely to happen or virtually never.
Given his poor work ethic, he won't complete this project in a month of Sundays.
Often appears as...
- won't happen in a month of sundays
- hasn't been there in a month of sundays
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Improbability
Use the phrase to express that an event is extremely unlikely to occur.
He's so stubborn, he won't apologize in a month of Sundays.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration
The phrase is often used for hyperbolic effect, not to be taken literally.
You could wait in a month of Sundays, but you still wouldn't see a bus here.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Effect
Sometimes it's employed humorously to highlight the extent of a delay or inaction.
I'll grow old and grey waiting for her in a month of Sundays!
Pro Tip 1/3Improbability
Use the phrase to express that an event is extremely unlikely to occur.
He's so stubborn, he won't apologize in a month of Sundays.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration
The phrase is often used for hyperbolic effect, not to be taken literally.
You could wait in a month of Sundays, but you still wouldn't see a bus here.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Effect
Sometimes it's employed humorously to highlight the extent of a delay or inaction.
I'll grow old and grey waiting for her in a month of Sundays!
Pro Tip 1/3Improbability
Use the phrase to express that an event is extremely unlikely to occur.
He's so stubborn, he won't apologize in a month of Sundays.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration
The phrase is often used for hyperbolic effect, not to be taken literally.
You could wait in a month of Sundays, but you still wouldn't see a bus here.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Effect
Sometimes it's employed humorously to highlight the extent of a delay or inaction.
I'll grow old and grey waiting for her in a month of Sundays!
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