“When pigs fly”
定義
Something that will never happen.
例句
Examples
“He’ll apologize when pigs fly.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
He’ll apologize _____.Compare with the original example
He’ll apologize when pigs fly.
Write a two-line conversation using “When pigs fly”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "When pigs fly" mean?
- "When pigs fly" means something that will never happen.
- How do you use "When pigs fly" in a sentence?
- Example: "He’ll apologize when pigs fly."
- Should I interpret "When pigs fly" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.