When pigs fly
Illust by Asami
Have you ever seen pigs fly? Of course you haven’t. It never happens. So this expression means “Never” in an indirect way. Let’s take a look at the following example.
Harp: This girl was asked to go on a date by a boy and she really didn’t like him so she said to him, “I will go out with you when pigs fly.” (I will never go out with you.)
Jessie: Oh, that is kind of mean.
Harp: Really mean.
Jessie: Ok, so at first maybe he thought, “great she said she would go out with me” and then she added, “when pigs fly.”
Harp: Exactly, so it was mean.
Jessie: Harp, was that you?
Harp: No it was just a story.
Jessie: Oh, that is kind of mean.
Harp: Really mean.
Jessie: Ok, so at first maybe he thought, “great she said she would go out with me” and then she added, “when pigs fly.”
Harp: Exactly, so it was mean.
Jessie: Harp, was that you?
Harp: No it was just a story.
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Podcast/ Lipservice: ESL Culips, Illust: Asami
