When pigs fly
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 8Meaning
Something that is impossible
हिंदी अर्थ
जब सूरज पश्चिम से निकलेगा
Example sentences
He will admit the error when pigs fly.
Radhika laughed and said her brother would clean his room when pigs fly.
Daily use: Iska matlab asambhav baat.
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir
क्या pigs कभी fly करेंगे? कभी नहीं। तो 'when pigs fly' यानी ऐसा समय जो कभी नहीं आएगा — असंभव बात।
Will pigs ever fly? Never. So 'when pigs fly' is the time that will never come, and the idiom describes something that is impossible.
Exam note
SSC में meaning 'impossible/never'; related options 'pipe dream', 'chimerical'; opposite trap 'feasible'। Variant: 'pigs might fly'।
It is asked as 'something that is impossible' or 'never'; related options are 'pipe dream' and 'chimerical', while 'feasible' is the opposite trap. A variant is 'pigs might fly'.