a cold day in July

English

Etymology

From July being on average the hottest month in the Northern Hemisphere.

Pronunciation

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Noun

a cold day in July (plural not attested)

(idiomatic, colloquial) The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
It'll be a cold day in July when that happens.

Synonyms

Translations

an event that will never happen

Chinese:
Mandarin: 绝不可能, 绝无可能
French: à la Saint-Glinglin (fr), quand les poules auront des dents (fr), semaine des quatre jeudis (fr) f
German: wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen (de), wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen (de), am Sankt Nimmerleinstag
Italian: alle calende greche, quando gli asini voleranno, mai (it)
Portuguese: dia de São Nunca m
Turkish: çıkmaz ayın son çarşambası (tr), iki cihan bir araya gelince, balık kavağa çıkınca (tr)

See also

don't hold your breath

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