if pigs had wings

• when pigs fly

An ellipsis (anapodoton) of if pigs had wings, they would fly.

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if pigs had wings

1. (idiomatic) Never.

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• “if pigs had wings” in Farlex Dictionary of Idioms, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2024; reproduced on Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026.