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in a pig's eye
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Prepositional phrase
1.3.1
Translations
1.3.2
See also
English
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WOTD – 25 March 2012
Etymology
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A
euphemism
for
in a pig's arse
.
Pronunciation
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)
Prepositional phrase
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in
a
pig
's
eye
(
idiomatic
)
Under very
unlikely
circumstances; probably
never
.
2011
, Izzy Auld, chapter 64, in
Aggie's Double Dollies
,
→ISBN
,
page
366
:
“Then he planned to kill you, and take over himself as governor.” “Hah,
in a pig's eye
,” said Nasty Three.
Translations
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very unlikely, probably never
Finnish:
kun
lehmät
lentävät
(
when the cows fly
)
Icelandic:
aldrei
(is)
,
alls ekki
(is)
,
kemur ekki til mála
,
tóm della
Russian:
когда́ рак на горе свистнет
(ru)
(
kogdá rak na gore svistnet
)
Spanish:
el día que las vacas vuelen
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when pigs fly