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in Ireland that term was given to show the impossible.

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Q: What is the origin of the idiom 'If pigs could fly'?
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How do you use when pigs fly idiom in a sentence?

A sentence could be: I will give you money when pigs fly


When pigs fly is what literary device?

"When pigs fly" is an example of an idiom.


What is a sentence with the word idiom?

My Favorite IDIOM Is, When Pigs Fly.


Does bacon fly?

The idiom is "when pigs fly". Bacon comes from pigs, but bacon is not in the idiom. The idiom simply means, "impossible".


What is an example sentence for when pigs fly idiom?

When pigs fly i will own the apple companyWhen pigs fly hell will freezeWhen pigs fly i will be the richest man/woman in the worldThink of things that will NEVER happen in your life.


Is when pigs fly an idiom?

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.


Why do pigs fly?

no they could not they would need to have a much larger chest to support the wings and they are to heavy to have the strength to fly pigs could fly if they evolved all of these things but then it wouldn't be a pig


What is the hypothesis of the given statement if pigs had wings you could fly?

You cannot fly.


If pigs could fly would you bye a flight yo blud?

Umm... well, I wouldn't.Besides, pigs DON'T fly. xD


When do pigs fly?

Pigs cannot fly, and never will be able to fly. So the response that something will occur "when pigs fly" is emphatic skepticism that it could ever happen.


What is the meaning of the idiom When pugs fly?

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


If pigs could fly would they get paid?

HECK YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!