I waited for the bus for forever and a day.
forever and a day
idiomFor a very long or seemingly endless time.
Origin
folk etymologyPossibly a folk-etymological alteration of forever and ay.
The meeting dragged on for forever and a day, and I was exhausted by the time it finally ended.
She felt as though she had been waiting for forever and a day for the letter that would change her life.
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a cold day in July
The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a year and a day
A long time.
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as the day is long
Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.
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bad hair day
A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.
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banyan day
In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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black day
A day of great disaster, misfortune or unhappiness.
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call it a day
To cease an activity.