when hell freezes over

Meaning: Never.

Example: “I'll go camping again when hell freezes over.”

Other ways to say this

Russian: Когда рак на горе свистнет (Kogda rak na gore svistnet) Literally: When a crayfish whistles on the mountain
French: Quand les poules auront des dents Literally: When hens have teeth
Russian: После дождичка в четверг (Posle dozhdichka v chetverg) Literally: After the little rain on Thursday
Portuguese: Nem que a vaca tussa Literally: Not even if the cow coughs
English: at latter Lammas
Italian: alle calende greche Literally: On the Greek calends
French: Aux calendes grecques Literally: At the Greek calends
French: À la Saint-Glinglin Literally: On Saint Glinglin's day
English: when pigs fly

Origin: This expression indicates that something is so unlikely that it will only happen when a place as hot as hell freezes.

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