if pigs had wings in English

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  "etymology_text": "An ellipsis (anapodoton) of if pigs had wings they would fly",
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        "Never."
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        "(idiomatic) Never."
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          "word": "when pigs fly"
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "if pigs had wings"
}

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  "etymology_text": "An ellipsis (anapodoton) of if pigs had wings they would fly",
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  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
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        "English phrases",
        "English subordinate clauses",
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      "glosses": [
        "Never."
      ],
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          "never"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Never."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "when pigs fly"
    }
  ],
  "word": "if pigs had wings"
}

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"if pigs had wings" meaning in English

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