"forever and a day" meaning in English

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          "text": "I'll love you forever and a day.",
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        {
          "ref": "2001, Ian Brown, Francis Dunnery (lyrics and music), “Forever and a Day”, in Music of the Spheres, performed by Ian Brown",
          "text": "What you gonna do when you just found forever? / Where you gonna get to when you can't get it together? / Forever and a day",
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          "ref": "2023 November 17, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, episode 1878, spoken by Scarlett Johansson",
          "text": "Honestly, I had acne forever and a day and just struggled to find a routine that addressed my sensitive skin and so I made it!",
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        "For a very long or seemingly endless time."
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        "(idiomatic) For a very long or seemingly endless time."
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        {
          "word": "forever and ever"
        },
        {
          "word": "forever and forever"
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        {
          "word": "forever and ay"
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        {
          "word": "a year and a day"
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          "text": "What you gonna do when you just found forever? / Where you gonna get to when you can't get it together? / Forever and a day",
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        "For a very long or seemingly endless time."
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        "(idiomatic) For a very long or seemingly endless time."
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