English Explanatory Dictionary

forever and a day

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. For a very long or seemingly endless time.

Word forms

forever and a day

Etymology

Possibly a folk-etymological alteration of forever and ay.

Synonyms

for ever and ever forever and forever forever and ay a year and a day
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