"in a pig's arse" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in a pig's arse.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in a pig's arse}} in a pig's arse, {{en-PP|in a pig's arse}} in a pig's arse
  1. (idiomatic, vulgar, UK) Absolutely not; under no circumstances. Tags: UK, idiomatic, vulgar Synonyms: not on your life Derived forms: in a pig's eye
    Sense id: en-in_a_pig's_arse-en-prep_phrase-SxN~ncBi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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