until the cows come home

意味

for a very long time

非常に長い間.

例文

1. 1You can argue until the cows come home, but I'm not changing my mind.
2. 2Those two could talk about football until the cows come home.
3. 3We could discuss the paint colour until the cows come home, so let's just choose one.
4. 4You can wait until the cows come home; that shop never answers its phone.
5. 5Do you want to practise that song until the cows come home, or can we stop now?

文法

決まった言い回しで、形は何も変わらない。多くは talk、wait、argue などの動詞の後で節の最後に置く。until の代わりに till も使える。