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until hell freezes over

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Source Word

until hell freezes over

Prepositional phrase

idiomatic

(idiomatic) forever; without success, no matter how long one perseveres

Japanese Meaning

永遠に続く、または永久に実現しない様子（どんなに努力しても成果に結びつかない状態を示す） / 決して、または非常に長い期間、成功に至らないことを意味する

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She vowed to wait for him until hell freezes over, even if it took a lifetime.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

たとえ一生かかるとしても、彼女はいつまでも彼を待つと誓った。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) forever; without success, no matter how long one perseveres

He can continue to be hard on himself until hell freezes over, because he's so self-centeredly pessimistic that there's nothing I can ever do to lighten him up.

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