Forever, as in They said they'd go on searching till hell freezes over, but I'm sure they'll give up soon. This hyperbolic expression dates from the early 1900s. So does its antonym,
not till hell freezes over, meaning "never," as in I'm not giving in, not until hell freezes over.
till hell freezes over
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