Well, of course you get to feeling stiff, sitting in front of a computer all the livelong day.
•I'd go crazy if I had to stay at home all the livelong day.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
all the livelong day — mainly literary phrase used for emphasizing how long a period of time seems to last Thesaurus: continuing or existing for too longsynonym Main entry: livelong * * * (all) the livelong day see ↑livelong … Useful english dictionary
all the livelong day — all day, lasting the whole day Our canary sings all the livelong day from dawn to dusk … English idioms
the livelong day — (all) the livelong day see ↑livelong • • • Main Entry: ↑day (all) the livelong day old fashioned + humorous : all day I ve been working all the livelong day. • • • … Useful english dictionary
all the livelong day — mainly literary used for emphasizing how long a period of time seems to last … English dictionary
The Little Vagabond — is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794. The Poem Dear mother, dear mother, the Church is cold; But the Alehouse is healthy, and pleasant, and warm. Besides, I… … Wikipedia
livelong — live|long [ˈlıvlɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: lief dear (11 19 centuries) (from Old English leof) (influenced by LIVE1) + long] all the livelong day old fashioned a phrase meaning all day , used when this seems like a long time to you … Dictionary of contemporary English
livelong — adjective AmE oldfashioned all the livelong day a phrase meaning all day, used when this seems like a long time to you lively / laIvli/ adjective 1 FULL OF ENERGY someone who is lively has a lot of energy and is very active: He d always been a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
livelong — 1. adjective total, complete, whole Ive been workin on the railroad, all the livelong day. 2. noun the orpine, Sedum telephium … Wiktionary
livelong — live|long [ lıv,lɔŋ ] adjective all the livelong day MAINLY LITERARY used for emphasizing how long a period of time seems to last … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
livelong — UK [ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ] / US [ˈlɪvˌlɔŋ] adjective all the livelong day … English dictionary
all up — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
