until hell freezes over

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until hell freezes over

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idiomatic forever; without success, no matter how long one perseveres. He can continue to be hard on himself until hell freezes over, because he's so self-centeredly pessimistic that there's nothing I can ever do to lighten him up.
Similar: until the cows come home

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@misc{until_hell_freezes_over_2026,
  title = {until hell freezes over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/until%20hell%20freezes%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}