Idiom
donkey's ears
Meaning
A long time, years and years.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have not seen my old friend for donkey's ears.”
“We have lived in this small village for donkey's ears, so we know everyone here.”
“Having worked at the same company for donkey's ears, she felt it was finally time to seek a new challenge elsewhere.”
Examples
simple
“I have not seen my old friend for donkey's ears.”
contextual
“We have lived in this small village for donkey's ears, so we know everyone here.”
complex
“Having worked at the same company for donkey's ears, she felt it was finally time to seek a new challenge elsewhere.”
Origin
1916 UK, from British rhyming slang, rhyming with years, due to donkey’s ears being long.
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