when pigs fly AmE

Her look told him she'd believe that when pigs flew.

"When pigs fly" is an adynaton, a way of saying that something will never happen.

When pigs fly..., or a report from the field, July 13.

My short reply is, 'When pigs fly to the Moon and return home safely.

"When Pigs Fly" is slight and sometimes awkward, but the actors give it heart.

"It seems I remember him saying along the lines of 'That would work when pigs fly.'

Even swine are parachuted in (possibly a reference to the expression "when pigs fly").

I'll believe that when pigs fly.

American literature author John Steinbeck was told by his professor that he would be an author when pigs flew.

When Smithers questions this, he answers "when pigs fly."

"When pigs fly," Megan muttered, prying off her earmuffs.

"When pigs fly over the moon and cows give bourbon," said Pryce softly, slowly shaking his head.

Perhaps when pigs fly.

Given the trends so far, in this worst-ever year for flight delays, one might be tempted to scoff: When pigs fly.

When Pigs Fly (36 levels and 9 bonus levels)

The phrase "when pigs fly" is an adynaton-a figure of speech so hyperbolic that it describes an impossibility.

When pigs fly, Bomanz thought.

"When pigs fly," she said cheerfully.

When Pigs Fly: The players split into three groups of three and one group of two.

Lesley Gore recorded a cover for the album When Pigs Fly.

"If people ask when the dot-orgs will turn a profit, there's a simple answer: 'When pigs fly.'

In the first episode, "When Pigs Fly," he draws hundreds of flying pigs.

* A 1996 musical When Pigs Fly.

"When Pigs Fly" is the biggest show Mr. Crabtree ever helped to create.

When Pigs Fly may refer to: