when Hell freezes over

adv

when Hell freezes over

adv

1

Excessive, Idiomatic, Informal, Slang Never; not in this lifetime or a time in the unforeseeably distant future; not a chance.

"Will you go out with him?" "When Hell freezes over!"
"When will the sun shine in Dunedin?" "When Hell freezes over!"

Related terms: cold day in Hell, snowball's chance in hell, until hell freezes over, all hell breaks loose, first of never, when pigs fly

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