a cold day in Hell



a cold day in Hell

An impossible event used as an analogy for something the speaker thinks will never happen. Often used in the phrase "it will be a cold day in Hell before (something happens)." It will be a cold day in Hell when I let you borrow my car! Shelly wants a later curfew? Well, it will be a cold day in Hell before that happens!
See also: cold, hell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WubbeVUB-bə (Dutch), WUB-bə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
Aindrea-Scottish
Tarquinius-Ancient Roman
Applewhaite['æplhweit]
Katerynakah-te-RI-nahUkrainian
Augustino-goos-TEN (French)French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian, German