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pigs might fly

pigs might fly phrase: a response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring.

Phrase

pigs might fly

  1. (idiomatic) A response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring.
    • "I'm sure he'll pay you back tomorrow." "Yeah right, and pigs might fly."

Synonyms of pigs might fly

Forms of pigs might fly

alternative formpigs can fly
alternative formpigs may fly

Words that rhyme with pigs might fly

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Questions about pigs might fly

What does pigs might fly mean?
Pigs might fly means a response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring.
What part of speech is pigs might fly?
Pigs might fly is a phrase.

Words near pigs might fly in the dictionary

  1. pigs in blankets
  2. pigs in pokes
  3. pigs in the parlour
  4. pigs it
  5. pigs may fly
  6. pigs might fly
  7. pigs off
  8. pigs out
  9. pigs' trotters
  10. pigsat
  11. pigscot

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