až opadá listí z dubu

Czech

Etymology

Referencing the fact that withered oak leaves supposedly fall off only when new ones are already sprouting in the spring. The saying is related to a folktale about a wager with the devil associated with Čertův dub ("The Devil's Tree") and made famous by the book "Fimfárum" by Jan Werich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aʃ opadaː lɪsciː zdubu]

Phrase

až opadá listí z dubu

  1. (idiomatic) never, when pigs fly (literally "when leaves fall off an oak").
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