until the cows come home
Meaning: For an indefinitely long time; forever or seemingly forever.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Animals
Origin: From the image of cattle that wander away but eventually return home at dusk or after a long absence, the waiting period being indeterminate.
More idioms — Animals
- plumer la poule sans la faire crier — To extract money or advantage from someone so skillfully that they do not complain or res…
- faire le pont-levis — For a horse to rear up very high.
- faire dresser l’oreille — To catch someone's attention or spark their interest.
- renaître de ses cendres — To rise again and flourish after near-total destruction.
- donner un coup de pied dans la fourmilière — To strike a major blow or take bold action that stirs up considerable agitation and contr…
- remettre en selle — To help someone recover a former position or regain their footing after a setback.
More English idioms
- land in someone's lap — Something desirable comes to someone without effort or expectation on their part.
- wet one's whistle — To have a drink.
- out of spoons — Exhausted of energy or resources, usually mental or emotional.
- bad apple — A person of bad character whose presence corrupts or damages others or a group.
- thrash out — To discuss and resolve a contentious issue thoroughly through frank dialogue.
- play Cupid — To act as a matchmaker by trying to bring two people together romantically.