when hell freezes over

Meaning: Never.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: The Absurd

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

More idioms — The Absurd

• all wet — Wrong to the point of being silly or unbelievable.
• have bats in one's belfry — Harmlessly crazy or eccentric.
• bottoms up! — A call to drink; to empty one's glass.
• bring down the house — To be a great success.
• by hook or by crook — By one way or another; by any means possible.
• cast pearls before swine — To offer something to someone who cannot appreciate it.

More English idioms

• beat about the bush — To speak or write evasively; to talk around an issue.
• beat the bushes — To search exhaustively.
• between the devil and the deep blue sea — Facing two difficult outcomes for the same situation.
• down to earth — Practical and rational; unpretentious.
• fair-weather friend — A person who is loyal in good times but not when times are difficult.
• field day — A wild and uncontrolled time; a time of especially pleasant or exciting action.

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