as a pig loves marjoram



as a pig loves marjoram

Very unlikely to happen; improbable. The phrase is usually attributed to the Roman poet Lucretius, who wrote that "swine shun marjoram." Considering that you haven't handed in a single assignment this semester, you're getting an A in this class as surely as a pig loves marjoram!
See also: love, pig

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IngemarING-e-mahrSwedish
Hodiah-Biblical
Jan (1)YAHN (Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, German)Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, Catalan
Shweta-Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
ShanonSHAN-ənEnglish
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