Re: [NTLK] [OT] Hell has frozen over

From: Bruce E. Durocher II (bedii_at_qwest.net)
Date: Fri Oct 17 2003 - 18:05:28 PDT

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A similar frequently used phrase is "When Pigs fly." And
there is another, more vulgar one involving monkeys, but I think I'll
quit before I get in trouble...

>"Till Hell freezes over" is an euphemism for the almost zero
>likelihood of some event occurring.
>
>
>On October 18 2003, <newton_at_92508, newton_at_92508.net> wrote:
>
>>I am not understood what 'Hell froze over' means because I am not
>>famillar with English.
>>Would someone help me understand what that means?
>>
>>'read between the lines' comes under this situation?
>>
> >Thanks,
> >

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