when Hell freezes over
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when Hell freezes over
adverb
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Never; not in this lifetime or a time in the unforeseeably distant future; not a chance.
"Will you go out with him?"
"When Hell freezes over!"
Similar: at latter Lammas, at no time, in the reign of Queen Dick, ne'er, never, never ever, not while pussy's a cat, on the second Tuesday of the week, sine die, when Hell freezes over, when pigs fly, when two Sundays come together
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adv never
| Español | el día que las vacas vuelen |
|---|---|
| Português | quando o inferno congelar, no dia de São Nunca, quando as galinhas criarem dentes, quando as galinhas tiverem dentes |
| Français | quand les poules auront des dents |
| Deutsch | wenn die Hölle zufriert, alle Jubeljahre, wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen, an Sankt Nimmerlein |
| Italiano | alle calende greche, quando gli asini voleranno, mai |
| Русский | когда́ рак на горе́ сви́стнет kogdá rak na goré svístnet, по́сле до́ждичка в четве́рг pósle dóždička v četvérg |
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