度日如年

度日如年 [dù rì rú nián]

1. ■ pass a day as if it were a year -- to be in deep anxiety [worries]; Days wear on like years.; Every day appears like a year in length.; Every day is a year long.; have [lead] a miserable life; It is as though in every day one lived a year.; One [Each] day seems like a year.; One had such a hard time that each day seemed like a year.; see the days creep by like years; The days are long (with waiting).; Time hangs heavy on one's hands.:

假期对迪克来说真是度日如年， 因为他的朋友们都去露营了。 The vacation time hung heavy on Dick's hands because all his friends were away at camp.