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if pigs had wings

if pigs had wings phrase: never.

Phrase

if pigs had wings

  1. (idiomatic) Never.

if pigs had wings meaning in Bengali

if pigs had wings in Bengali

কখনও না

Forms of if pigs had wings

alternative formwhen pigs fly

Origin of if pigs had wings

An ellipsis (anapodoton) of if pigs had wings, they would fly.

Questions about if pigs had wings

What does if pigs had wings mean?
If pigs had wings means never.
What is if pigs had wings in Bengali?
If pigs had wings in Bengali is কখনও না. See If pigs had wings meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is if pigs had wings?
If pigs had wings is a phrase.

Words near if pigs had wings in the dictionary

  1. if nothing else
  2. if one is a day
  3. if only
  4. if only the czar knew
  5. if only the tsar knew
  6. if pigs had wings
  7. if pigs had wings, they could fly
  8. if pigs had wings, they would fly
  9. if pigs had wings, they'd fly
  10. if possible
  11. if push comes to shove

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