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if pigs had wings

idiom

Never.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    clip someone's wings

    To restrict someone's freedom.

  2. 02

    make pigs and whistles of

    To ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something).

  3. 03

    pigs can fly

    Alternative form of pigs might fly.

  4. 04

    pigs might fly

    A response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring.

  5. 05

    singe one's wings

    To sustain harm, loss or ruin by doing some risky or perilous deed.

  6. 06

    spread one's wings

    To experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities.

  7. 07

    wait in the wings

    To be about to become important or central.

  8. 08

    when pigs fly

    Never.

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