Westacad Newsletter

October 2015

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„You can wait until the cows come home“

 

MEANING

You can wait for ever for something to happen.

TRANSLATION

Da kannst du unendlich lange warten
wörtlich: Du kannst warten, bis die Kühe nach Hause kommen

ORIGIN

From farmers because cows will always do things at a slow pace and when they want to.