(all) the livelong day

idiom

old-fashioned + humorous
: all day
I've been working all the livelong day.

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“(all) the livelong day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28all%29%20the%20livelong%20day. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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