To "fly in the face of" means to go against something. Example: Your actions fly in the face of our agreement.
Does the literal meaning make no sense? Then it's an idiom. Have you ever seen anyone really have a blue face? Nope.
Doing a task by yourself without the aid of another.
To lose ones temper and react violently.
1. This is not an idiom - an idiom is when you cannot figure out the meaning of the phrase by just defining the words. You can figure out what this phrase means by the words and context. 2. It's not pugs, which are a type of dog. It's WHEN PIGS FLY. 3. You use this phrase whenever you think whatever something is not at all likely to occur
My Favorite IDIOM Is, When Pigs Fly.
No because you can figure out the meaning by defining the terms. It's an exaggeration - something won't happen unless pigs learn how to fly.
it's much like the meaning of "read it and weep," except the person has done something, not shownsomething to prove his/her point
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
The idiom is "when pigs fly". Bacon comes from pigs, but bacon is not in the idiom. The idiom simply means, "impossible".
"When pigs fly" is an example of an idiom.
It means you have to suffer the consequences of your actions; to pay the price for your crime; to deal with the problems you've created.
The idiom "wear an alien face" means to appear distant, unfamiliar, or out of place in a particular situation or environment.