if pigs had wings
Never.
wings
UK /wɪŋz/ US /wɪŋz/
noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
A type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device: see wikipedia:Backplate and wing
2
A flip (hairstyle)
Collocations
5ADJ.
large, moving, ready
The butterfly's large wings fluttered gracefully as it moved through the garden.
VERB + WINGS
flapped, fly, hear, love, quivered, spread, wish
The bird spread its wings wide before taking off into the sky.
WINGS + NOUN
bird, flight, grief, man's
The bird's wings stretched wide as it soared above the mountain valley.
PREP.
on, with, without
The butterfly flew away on delicate wings that shimmered in the sunlight.
ADV.
also, away, undeniably
The old airplane finally took off and flew away on its creaky wings.
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Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
if pigs had wings, they would fly
Expresses skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.
Asked by a reporter for The Chicago Tribune whether a conservative Christian college would risk its tax-exempt status by refusing to admit a legally married gay couple to married-s
clip someone's wings
To restrict someone's freedom.
wait in the wings
To be about to become important or central.
Theire ^([sic]) is something obscene about a person spending $40 a seat to be told that redemtion ^([sic]) is a spaceship and that "god" is waiting in the wings to forgive the sins
singe one's wings
To sustain harm, loss or ruin by doing some risky or perilous deed.
Example Bank
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Speak of angels and you hear their wings.
Tatoeba · #2663502
Love undeniably has wings to fly away from love, but it's also undeniable that it also has wings to fly back.
Tatoeba · #2871603
If we had wings, could we fly to the moon?
Tatoeba · #3057504
If I had wings, I would fly to you.
Tatoeba · #3078505
If I had wings to fly, I would have gone to save her.
Tatoeba · #3078706
The ostrich has wings, but it cannot fly.
Tatoeba · #40840Usage Notes
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