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The Forth Bridge is a very long bridge that is permanently being painted. "Like painting the Forth Bridge" is a job that (feels like it) will never end. https:
by limograf 5y ago
The Forth Bridge is a very long bridge that is permanently being painted. "Like painting the Forth Bridge" is a job that (feels like it) will never end.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be+like+painting+the+Forth+Bridge https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be+like+painting+the+Fo...
- zentiggr 5y agoThank you for this - the most interesting comment of everything I've read in this thread
- sleavey 5y agoI'm afraid this is an urban legend [1] (the painting, not the long bridge). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge#Maintenance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge#Maintenance