in a pig's eye

in a pig's eye
{adv.}, {slang},[informal] Hardly; unlikely; not so. * /Would I marry him? In a pig's eye./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • in a pig's eye — adverb very unlikely • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism * * * phrasal slang : by no means : under no circumstances : never * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • in a pig's eye — {adv.}, {slang},[informal] Hardly; unlikely; not so. * /Would I marry him? In a pig s eye./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in\ a\ pig's\ eye — adv slang, informal Hardly; unlikely; not so. Would I marry him? In a pig s eye …   Словарь американских идиом

  • in a pig's eye — hardly, unlikely, not so In a pig s eye will I let him borrow my car next weekend …   Idioms and examples

  • in a pig's eye — American, informal something that you say which means you think there is no chance that something is true or that something will happen. Me, in love with Sandra? In a pig s eye I am …   New idioms dictionary

  • in a pig's eye informal, — in a pig s eye informal, chiefly N. Amer. expressing scornful disbelief. → pig …   English new terms dictionary

  • eye — or private eye [ī] n. [ME ey, eie < OE ēage, akin to Ger auge < IE base * okw , to see > Gr osse, eyes, ōps, face, eye, L oculus] 1. the organ of sight in humans and animals 2. a) the eyeball b) the iris [brown eyes] …   English World dictionary

  • in a pig's eye — exclamation an all purpose expression of violent negation; usually denial, refusal or dis missal. The first two versions are euphe mistic alternatives to the third …   Contemporary slang

  • pig — pig1 S2 [pıg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(person)¦ 3¦(police)¦ 4 a pig (of a something) 5 make a pig s ear of something 6 in a pig s eye 7 pig in a poke 8 pigs might fly ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • eye — eye1 W1S1 [aı] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for seeing with)¦ 2¦(way of seeing/understanding)¦ 3 keep an eye on something/somebody 4 have/keep your eye on somebody 5 eye contact 6 keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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