Question of the Day #1082

Traveling with Your Pet? Maybe When Pigs Fly

From the headline of this article at Business Traveler.

  上記の文で、when pigs flyの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "when pigs fly" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

チャンスがない、不可能である、無理である、起こり得ない◆【直訳】ブタが空を飛ぶとき ⇒ ブタが空を飛ぶなんてことはあり得ない

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

used to say that one thinks that something will never happen

 

Examples

• The train station will be renovated when pigs fly.
• When would they be hired again? Perhaps, as the saying goes, when pigs fly.
• I asked my boss if I could go on a two month vacation, he said yes, when pigs fly!
• “I think I’ll start working on my project from tomorrow.” “Yes, and pigs might fly.”
• He plans to clean his house every week, but he will probably do it only when pigs fly.

   

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