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pigs might fly

idiom
Meaning

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


Examples
SIMPLE

I will clean my room when pigs might fly.

CONTEXTUAL

He thinks he will win the lottery, but I told him that pigs might fly.

COMPLEX

When the politician promised to lower taxes while increasing spending, the cynical crowd muttered that pigs might fly.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    fly blind

    To do by guesswork; to feel one's way.

  2. 02

    fly by

    To pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction

  3. 03

    fly by the seat of one's pants

    To pilot an aircraft without the aid of instruments and without a flight plan, using only instinct, visual observation, and practical judgment.

  4. 04

    fly in the face of

    To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

  5. 05

    fly in the ointment

    Something (especially a minor thing) which ruins or spoils everything else, or makes it less pleasant; a nuisance or problem; a disagreeable or unpleasant detail.

  6. 06

    fly low

    To have one's fly (zipper) undone.

  7. 07

    fly off

    To flee rapidly; to run away.

  8. 08

    fly off at a tangent

    To digress from a topic.

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