not in a million / thousand / billion years
/nˌɑːt ɪn ɐ mˈɪliən θˈaʊzənd bˈɪliən jˈɪɹz/
phrase
used to say that the chances of something happening or being true are very slim
a snowball's chance in hell
/ɐ snˈoʊbɔːlz tʃˈæns ɪn hˈɛl/
phrase
the slightest chance of something happening or being true
a trip to the sun
/ɐ tɹˈɪp tə ðə sˈʌn/
phrase
something that seems impossible to occur
for love or / nor money
/fɔːɹ lˈʌv ɔːɹ nˈɔːɹ mˈʌni/
phrase
used to refer to something that cannot be done or obtained in any way
pie in the sky
/pˈaɪ ɪnðə skˈaɪ/
phrase
something that is very good or desirable but highly unlikely to happen or be real
by any / no stretch (of the imagination)
/baɪ ˌɛni nˈoʊ stɹˈɛtʃ ʌvðɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən/
phrase
used to refer to something that is impossible or is extremely hard to imagine or obtain
no way
/nˈoʊ wˈeɪ/
phrase
used to emphasize that under no circumstances would one do something or something would happen
the / that ship has (long) sailed
/ðɪ ɔːɹ ðæt ʃˈɪp hɐz lˈɑːŋ ɔːɹ sˈeɪld/
sentence
used to say that an offer or possibility is not renewable or available any more
to ill afford sth
/ˈɪl ɐfˈoːɹd ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
to be unable to do or finish something without being harmed or suffering its consequences
point of no return
/pˈɔɪnt ʌv nˈoʊ ɹɪtˈɜːn/
phrase
the time when it becomes impossible for one to return to a previous place or state or to make a different decision
out of the question
/ˌaʊɾəv ðə kwˈɛstʃən/
phrase
not allowed or possible
when chickens have teeth
/wˌɛn tʃˈɪkɪnz hæv tˈiːθ/
phrase
said to mean that it is impossible for something to ever happen
when hell freezes over
/wˌɛn hˈɛl fɹˈiːzɪz ˈoʊvɚ/
sentence
used to express disbelief in something happening
cold day in hell
/kˈoʊld dˈeɪ ɪn hˈɛl/
phrase
used for saying that it is completely unlikely that something ever happens
when two Sundays meet
/wˌɛn tˈuː sˈʌndeɪz mˈiːt/
sentence
used to say that one thinks that something will never happen
over one's dead body / corpse
/ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌnz dˈɛd bˈɑːdi ɔːɹ kˈɔːɹps/
phrase
used to show that one will do whatever one can to stop something from happening
to cry for the moon
/kɹˈaɪ fɚðə mˈuːn/
phrase
to desire what cannot be achieved
off the table
/ˈɔf ðə tˈeɪbəl/
phrase
(of a proposal, topic, or offer) unavailable or incapable of being considered
castle in the air / sky
/kˈæsəl ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ/
phrase
a hope or wish that cannot be realized or fulfilled
no-go
/ˈnoʊˌɡoʊ/
adjective
used to emphasize that something is completely impossible or prohibited
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