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'When pigs fly' means

ASomething pleasant
BSomething that happens often
CSomething that will never happen
DSomething painful
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Something that will never happen
1. Pigs cannot fly. 2. Idiom mocks an impossible event. 3. Means 'will never happen'. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Idioms and Phrases PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common idioms_
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