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  1. Anonymous
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    #1 23-Aug-2003, 10:23

    pigs will fly

    Hi,

    Could anyone help me with the following sentence?

    But pigs will fly before we put up with this kind of nonsense.

    Thanks a lot.
  2. bmo
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    #2 23-Aug-2003, 14:48

    Re: pigs will fly

    Quote Originally Posted by Christine
    Hi,

    Could anyone help me with the following sentence?

    But pigs will fly before we put up with this kind of nonsense.

    Thanks a lot.
    Pig will fly = That will never happen.

    The sentence means we are not going to put up with it, period.

    BMO
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