The phrase "when pigs fly" is an example of an idiom. It is used figuratively to convey that something is unlikely or impossible to happen.
Sure thing! When pigs fly, water under the bridge, and turning a blind eye are phrases you might hear.
In Ilocano, "langaw" refers to a fly or a type of insect.
The correct phrase is "time flies". This idiom is used to express how time seems to pass quickly.
"To boldly go where no man has gone before."
Shoe (shoo) - a covering for the foot; and from the phrase "shoo fly" - an expression used to ward off pests.
It is referring to the phrase "Pigs might fly". It means that they don't have wings, so if you have asked someone a question and their response was "Do pigs have wings?". their answer is "NO".
The phrase 'When pigs fly' is used because pigs are generally not known for having the ability to fly, making it a humorous expression for something considered highly unlikely to happen. The choice of pigs over other animals may just be due to the whimsical nature of the phrase, rather than any specific reason related to pigs themselves.
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
Actual PigsSometimes it's important to get the pig someplace quickly, usually for breeding. The pig is loaded as cargo on a specific type of plane and flown to meet their date.The Idiomatic Expression"When pigs fly" is a metaphor for saying that something will never occur.Because pigs do not have wings, making it impossible for them to fly (on their own), it is virtually certain that this will not occur. When asked when something is going to occur, the response "when pigs fly" means that it will not ever be done.So the expression "when pigs fly" is the equivalent of saying "it is not going to happen" or "I'm not going to do it."
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
Pigs do not fly.
Pigs cannot fly... Hence the saying "when pigs fly".
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.
The phrase "when pigs fly" is a response equal to "it will never happen", or "I will never do it". The fact is that pigs (large and heavy creatures) are never likely to gain the power of flight, so it is equally unlikely that the activity will ever occur. Nearly synonymous is the phrase, "when Hell freezes over". Example (here used as sarcasm): "Do you think I could win the race?" "Sure...when pigs fly."
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"When pigs fly" is an example of an idiom.
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