As a pig loves marjoram In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "as a pig loves marjoram", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-11-26 09:11

When Hell Freezes Over , don't hold your breath , when pigs fly , If the sky falls, we shall catch larks

As a pig loves marjoram simile

Used to say something is unlikely to happen

You hope you will pass the exam without studying? Sure as a pig loves marjoram!

be in with a shout

To have a likelihood of achieving something.

not have a prayer

If someone does not have a prayer, they have no chance of succeeding.

This idiom is believed to be attributed to the Roman poet Lucretius, who wrote that "swine shun marjoram."

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a hair in the butter

A problem or difficult circumstance

Example:

I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.

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