week

[days/months/weeks etc.] on end

if something happens or continues for days, months etc. on end, it continues for several days, months, or weeks without stopping. We sometimes don't see each other for months on end, but we're still good friends.

See also: days, end, month

a face as long as a wet week (Australian, informal)

a very sad expression. As soon as I saw her I knew it was bad news. She had a face as long as a wet week. (not used with the)

See also: face, long, wet

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week after week

repeatedly for many weeks. The play was a smash hit, and I tried week after week to get tickets, but I still haven't seen it.

day after day

month after month

year after year

See also: after

week by week

every week. Week by week, the child gained strength.

day by day

year by year

month by month