Citations:until the cows come home

English citations of until the cows come home

1. (idiomatic) For a very long period of time.
   • 2001, Barbara Deckert, Sewing 911: Practical and Creative Rescue for Sewing Emergencies, Newtown, Ct.: Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 58:

     Particularly if you are sewing synthetics, you can press until the cows come home, but facings may not stay put.

   • 2007, Charles Coddington, “1:20 PM (Not that Anyone was Concerned about the Time)”, in Life in Cythera: The College Campus Anti-war Rally: A Novel, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN:

     The fact remains that the CPD [Cythera Police Department], when asked directly, always maintained that, yes, they were a model of civility and efficiency and fair play and, yes, they were very deliberate in upholding their reputations and, yes, they would continue to do so "until the cows came home." Sadly, "indefinite future" is a highly flexible term and, for the Cythera Police Department, the cows came home sooner than it expected. The cows came home when the old Chief of Police retired and was replaced by a new Chief, […]

   • 2013 July, Sherry Kinkoph Gunter, “Introduction”, in Word 2013 Absolute Beginner's Guide, Indianapolis, In.: Que Publishing, →ISBN, page 1:

     We can all certainly pontificate ’til the cows come home about what a wonderful and powerful program Word is, but you just want to get your work done, so why not have a little fun along the way?