List of idioms of improbability

There are many common idioms of improbability, or adynata, used to denote that a given event is impossible or extremely unlikely to occur. == In English == === Events that can never happen === As a response to an unlikely proposition, "when pigs fly", "when pigs have wings", or simply "pigs might fly".

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List of idioms of improbability

There are many common idioms of improbability, or adynata, used to denote that a given event is impossible or extremely unlikely to occur. == In English == === Events that can never happen === As a response to an unlikely proposition, "when pigs fly", "when pigs have wings", or simply "pigs might fly".

Source: Wikipedia "List of idioms of improbability" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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