Idiom: on and on (and on)
Meaning
Idiom: (go) on and on (and on)
- continuously without stopping
Example sentences
— These management meetings just go on and on and on and I can never get any work done.
— This rain has gone on and on for days—I wonder when it will stop.
— As usual, Mrs. Brown's list of complaints goes on and on and on.
— The tulips fields in Holland just went on and on. It was breathtaking.
— You could keep going on and on about your problems or you could do something about them.
— Your mother just goes on and on about negative events from the news.
— Did you see that model's legs? They seemed to go on and on.
— Why do you go on and on about your problems at work? Leave your troubles at the office.
— Dr. Jeffries went on and on during the meeting about food labeling issues instead of talking about the discussion topic.
— Blah, blah, blah. My daughter and her friends just giggle on and on. It's so annoying.
— The line at the club went on and on so the two cutest girls from our group went to talk to the bouncer and he let us in.
Synonyms
- non-stop
- for ages
- 'till the cows come home
- forever and a day
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