Monday, February 14, 2011

Pigs might sail


This pretty houseboat is on the River Ouse, just beyond Skeldergate Bridge. For non-native speakers: the exclamation, "Pigs might fly!" is used to express the improbability of something happening. The French equivalent is, "When chickens have teeth!" 

2 comments:

  1. That looks like a fun houseboat! I've never heard the french expression --- that's funny.

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  2. I know the expression 'scarce as hens teeth'
    Lovely photo

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