donkey's years

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A long time, years and years. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,idiomatic,plural
    — Didn't you ask him how long it had been in his possession? I can't recollect that. I might have done so. Didn't he say for years and years and donkey's years?

词形变化

donkeys' years alternative donkey's alternative

词源

1876 or earlier. Possibly chosen because donkeys can be long-lived animals. Likely directly related to donkey's ears, a less frequently used rhyming slang term for years.https://wordhistories.net/2016/06/30/donkeys-years/
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