long comme un jour sans pain

French

Etymology

Literally, “long like a day without bread”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ̃ kɔm œ̃ ʒuʁ sɑ̃ pɛ̃/

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Adjective

long comme un jour sans pain (feminine longue comme un jour sans pain, masculine plural longs comme un jour sans pain, feminine plural longues comme un jour sans pain)

1. (simile) long as a month of Sundays, like watching paint dry, extremely long and tedious

   Synonym: interminable