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Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence. The two neighbours will probably stop fighting when pigs fly
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.
The two neighbours will probably stop fighting when pigs fly.

A.

When their families meet

B.

When there is magic

C.

Something that is impossible

D.

When it rains

Correct option is C

The idiom "when pigs fly" means something that is impossible or will never happen. In the context of the sentence, it suggests that the two neighbours will probably never stop fighting.
Example: He'll clean his room when pigs fly.

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