donkey's years

短语

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词形变化

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别名

donkeys' years donkey's

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A long time, years and years.

    爱尔兰 英国 习语 仅复数

    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/

来源：wiktionary