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when hens have teeth

  • Writer: Isabelle
    Isabelle
  • Mar 1, 2021
  • 1 min read

The French idiom "Quand les poules auront des dents!" which translates literally to "When hens have teeth!" is used when something is never, ever going to happen. The corresponding English idiom would be "When pigs fly!".

Art by Paul Blow.

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