all day long; lifelong
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadverb
all day long; from morning till night; the whole day
Used to describe an action or state that continues throughout the entire day, often implying persistence or preoccupation.
He recently lost his job and worries all day long, not knowing what to do.
This writer kept writing non-stop all day long and finally finished the first draft within a month.
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Don't fret all day long; going out for a walk might make you feel better.
noun
whole life; lifetime (often used in the context of endless regret)
literaryLiterary usage. Typically appears in set phrases expressing lifelong regret, hatred, or remorse that cannot be resolved within one's lifetime.
Failing to see his father one last time became a lifelong regret for him.
With his country fallen and family destroyed, nursing a lifelong hatred, this poet wrote many tragic verses.
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If this revenge is not taken, the lifelong hatred will be hard to dispel, so he vowed to kill his enemy with his own hands.