"when shrimps whistle" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: Calque of Russian когда рак (на горе) свистнет (kogda rak (na gore) svistnet, “when the crawfish whistles (on the mountain)”) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ru|когда рак на горе свистнет|когда рак (на горе) свистнет|when the crawfish whistles (on the mountain)}} Calque of Russian когда рак (на горе) свистнет (kogda rak (na gore) svistnet, “when the crawfish whistles (on the mountain)”) Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} when shrimps whistle
  1. (in Russian contexts) When pigs fly; never.
    Sense id: en-when_shrimps_whistle-en-adv-w1IBq0qU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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