"a cold day in July" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-a cold day in July.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From July being on average the hottest month in the Northern Hemisphere. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} a cold day in July (plural not attested)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, no-plural Synonyms: a cold day in Hell, when Hell freezes over, when pigs fly Related terms: don't hold your breath Translations (an event that will never happen): 绝不可能 (Chinese Mandarin), 绝无可能 (Chinese Mandarin), à la Saint-Glinglin (French), quand les poules auront des dents (French), semaine des quatre jeudis [feminine] (French), wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen (German), wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen (German), am Sankt Nimmerleinstag (German), alle calende greche (Italian), quando gli asini voleranno (Italian), mai (Italian), dia de São Nunca [masculine] (Portuguese), çıkmaz ayın son çarşambası (Turkish), iki cihan bir araya gelince (Turkish), balık kavağa çıkınca (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-a_cold_day_in_July-en-noun-En2ZFRWU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals

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  "etymology_text": "From July being on average the hottest month in the Northern Hemisphere.",
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        {
          "text": "It'll be a cold day in July when that happens."
        }
      ],
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        "The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, colloquial) The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "don't hold your breath"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "a cold day in Hell"
        },
        {
          "word": "when Hell freezes over"
        },
        {
          "word": "when pigs fly"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "idiomatic",
        "no-plural"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "绝不可能"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "绝无可能"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "à la Saint-Glinglin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "quand les poules auront des dents"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "semaine des quatre jeudis"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "am Sankt Nimmerleinstag"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "alle calende greche"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "quando gli asini voleranno"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "mai"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dia de São Nunca"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "çıkmaz ayın son çarşambası"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "iki cihan bir araya gelince"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "an event that will never happen",
          "word": "balık kavağa çıkınca"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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  "etymology_text": "From July being on average the hottest month in the Northern Hemisphere.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "a cold day in July (plural not attested)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "don't hold your breath"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English nouns with unattested plurals",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It'll be a cold day in July when that happens."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, colloquial) The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "idiomatic",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "a cold day in Hell"
    },
    {
      "word": "when Hell freezes over"
    },
    {
      "word": "when pigs fly"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "绝不可能"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "绝无可能"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "à la Saint-Glinglin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "quand les poules auront des dents"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "semaine des quatre jeudis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "am Sankt Nimmerleinstag"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "alle calende greche"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "quando gli asini voleranno"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "mai"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dia de São Nunca"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "çıkmaz ayın son çarşambası"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "iki cihan bir araya gelince"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an event that will never happen",
      "word": "balık kavağa çıkınca"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a cold day in July"
}

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