when pigs fly

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. Never. idiomatic
    — "You know, my friend," said Mongan, "that I can't get Duv Laca back unless the King of Leinster asks me to take her back, for a bargain is a bargain." "That will happen when pigs fly," said mac an Dáv, "and," said he, "I did not make any bargain with any king that is in the world."

词形变化

when pigs can fly alternative

词源

Referencing the fact that pigs do not have wings and cannot fly.
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