at latter Lammas

English

Etymology

According to one theory, Lammas Day (1 August) being an important day for settling accounts, latter Lammas signified the last day for settling accounts: in other words, judgement day. Thus, in worldly terms, at latter Lammas means never.

Prepositional phrase

at latter Lammas

1. (idiomatic, British) Never.

Translations

never

• Dutch: met sint-juttemis
• Hungarian: holnapután kiskedden
• Italian: giammai (it), mai (it), affatto (it), per nulla al mondo

Further reading

• The Old Ways: Lammas, by Doug and Sandy Kopf [1]