till/until the cows come home
idiom
informal
: for a very long time
They'll be arguing about this till the cows come home.
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Those two are going to argue bitterly about oysters until the cows come home.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
As for autonomy, instead of robot rides aimed at taking us anywhere, the star of the show is likely to be John Deere’s self-driving tractor that promises to lighten the load on farmers by tilling the fields until the cows come home.
—Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
As for autonomy, instead of robot rides aimed at taking us anywhere, the star of the show is likely to be John Deere’s self-driving tractor that promises to lighten the load on farmers by tilling the fields until the cows come home.
—Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
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“Till/until the cows come home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/till%2Funtil%20the%20cows%20come%20home. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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