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if pigs had wings they would fly
Proverb
colloquial
Japanese Meaning
他人の仮定や主張に対して、その仮説が現実的ではなく、実現不可能であることを示唆し、懐疑的な立場を表す表現。 / 仮にありえない事態（豚が翼を持つ）の例えを用いて、その主張が成立し得ないと論じる際に使われる。
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(colloquial) Expresses skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.
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if pigs had wings they would fly
When he suggested we'd finish the project in a day, I just said, if pigs had wings they would fly, to show I didn't believe him.
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When he suggested we'd finish the project in a day, I just said, if pigs had wings they would fly, to show I didn't believe him.
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