All day long
Example: We played outside all day long without stopping.
Definition
"All day long" is an expression used to describe something happening continuously throughout the entire day, from morning until night. It emphasizes the duration and persistence of an activity or event without interruption.
Etymology
The phrase "all day long" combines the word "all," meaning the whole or entire amount, with "day," referring to the period of daylight, and "long," indicating duration. This phrase has been used in English for centuries to stress continuous action over the full span of a day.
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"All day long" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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