"pigs might fly" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-pigs might fly.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aɪ Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=pigs might fly}} pigs might fly
  1. (idiomatic) A response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: monkeys might fly out of my butt, pigs can fly, pigs may fly Translations (Translations): maak dat de kat wijs (Dutch), wer's glaubt, wird selig (German)
    Sense id: en-pigs_might_fly-en-phrase-YnqqtfF1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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