Example:
Max: Tom said he's finally going to sell that old car of his.
Sue: Oh yeah? When pigs fly! He loves that piece of junk too much to give it up.
Monday, May 18, 2015
WHEN PIGS FLY or WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER
The idioms "when pigs fly" and "when hell freezes over" are both a sarcastic way to say that something will never happen.
Example:
Max: Tom said he's finally going to sell that old car of his.
Sue: Oh yeah? When pigs fly! He loves that piece of junk too much to give it up.
Example:
Max: Tom said he's finally going to sell that old car of his.
Sue: Oh yeah? When pigs fly! He loves that piece of junk too much to give it up.
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