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The phrase "when pigs fly" means that whatever the subject is they are saying it is impossible.
Example:
"Do you think humans will train monkeys to talk?"
"When pigs fly!"
He or she is saying that humans will never train monkeys to talk.
PS- The whole monkeys to talk thing was just a random thought. It is not something I've been thinking about my whole life.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThis Phrase Has a Lot of Dubious Origins. According to people in the rural areas of Ohio, the American version of pigs flying comes from when farmers would send pigs across a river on mini barges to be slaughtered.
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∙ 15y agowell it just meens like that it is somthing that is never going to happen so like i will say i hope that i get a huge life sized cany bar my mom might say "ya when pigs fly sweet cheeks"by:gibby
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∙ 15y agobcuz pigs are so heavy it's impossible for them to fly -lexi
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∙ 14y agodont no
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When pigs fly is what literary device?
"When pigs fly" is an example of an idiom.
Can pigs fly?
Of course pigs can fly. People said that there would be a black president when pigs fly. 100 days after president obama's inauguration, swine flu. Now where IS my steel umbrella?
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
Will evolution allow pigs to fly?
No, why would it? pigs are happy the way they are why would they need to fly? it's not necessary for their survival
What is the Latin for 'Pigs might fly'?
in it's turm{DO PIGS REALLY FLY}?it really means that in your mind that somethin is going on in your mind!
What is the origin of the idiom 'If pigs could fly'?
in Ireland that term was given to show the impossible.
What time of the year do pigs fly?
Pigs do not fly.
What is something pigs can not do?
Pigs cannot fly... Hence the saying "when pigs fly".
When pigs fly is what literary device?
"When pigs fly" is an example of an idiom.
How fast can pigs fly at?
The speed of mud.
Can pigs swim?
Can pigs fly
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.
Why cant pigs fly and how can you test this?
pigs can't fly because nobody has put wings on them and taught them how to. ask a scientist about the how can you test this stuff, but i know that one day pigs will fly. so don't stop believing that pigs will fly, maby YOU will be the one to make pigs fly, who knows?
Is it possible for pigs to fly?
no it is scientifically proven that pigs cant and never will fly
Do potbelly pigs fly?
Nope. All species of pigs can't fly.
When was When Pigs Fly - musical - created?
When Pigs Fly - musical - was created in 1996.
When did the caucus system start?
When pigs started to fly When pigs started to fly
