in a pig's ear



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in a pig's ear

An exclamation of emphatic denial, dissent, or disbelief of something. Likely a variant of "in a pig's eye," meaning the same. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Step down from the board of directors? In a pig's ear I will! This little pill is supposed to help you lose 20 pounds? Yeah, in a pig's ear it does.
See also: ear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sacha-French
'Ali‘ah-LEE:Arabic
Denys-Ukrainian
PrincessPRIN-ses, PRINT-səs, prin-SESEnglish (Modern)
RoibeÁRd-Irish
Rina (2)-Hebrew