for days on end
For a long time; for many days.
The American tourists tried to get used to Scottish pronunciation for days on end, but still couldn't understand what the Scots were saying.
for hours on end
For many hours; for a very long time.
We have been trying to get this computer going for hours on end, but we need serious professional help.
friends with
Friendly to; a friend of.
Alice found several girls to be friends with on the first day of school.
At first I didn't like John, but now I am friends with him.
girl friend
girlfriend
A female friend or companion.
Jane is spending the night at her girlfriend's house.
A boy's steady girl; the girl or woman partner in a love affair; girl; sweetheart.
John is taking his girl friend to the dance.
give an ear to
lend an ear to
To listen to.
Children should give an ear to their parents' advice.
The king lent an ear to the complaints of his people.
give color to
lend color to
To make (something) seem true or likely.
The boy's torn clothes gave color to his story of a fight.
The way the man ate lent color to his story of near starvation.
go off the deep end
go overboard
To act excitedly and without careful thinking.
John has gone off the deep end about owning a motorcycle.
Mike warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married.
Some girls go overboard for handsome movie and television actors.
Just because you had a serious argument with your supervisor, you didn’t have to go off the deep end and resign, did you?
When Dan’s wife demanded a divorce, he went off the deep end again. This time he was shouting so that the whole neighborhood could hear.
hair stand on end
make one's hair stand on end
The hair of your head rises stiffly upwards as a sign or result of great fright or horror.
When he heard the strange cry, his hair stood on end.
The sight of the dead man made his hair stand on end.