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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!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Lourens | | - | Frisian, Dutch |
| Mahtab | | - | Persian |
| PÁLl | | POWTL (Icelandic) | Icelandic, Faroese |
| Crescenzo | | - | Italian |
| Praveena | | - | Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi |
| Utz | | UWTS | German |