month of Sundays

English

Noun

month of Sundays

1. (idiomatic) A very long time; too long.

   It seems like it’s been a month of Sundays since we saw him last.

2. (idiomatic) A tardy person.
   • 1901, John Conroy Hutcheson, The Ghost Ship, chapter 14

     “But, look alive now, Fosset, with that tackle, and don’t be a month of Sundays over the job!

   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 5

     "Haven't you done that YET?" he would cry. "Go on, be a month of Sundays."

Derived terms

• never in a month of Sundays