🐷 Pig
"In a pig's eye"
Meaning
Used to say something is not true.
About the pig
Pigs are associated with mess and excess in folklore, which is where idioms about greed and untidiness come from.
Example sentence
He says he woke up early? In a pig's eye!
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
Used to say something is not true.
More pig idioms
PigIdiom
"Pig-headed"
Very stubborn and unwilling to change your mind.
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"Guinea pig"
A person used to test something new.
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"When pigs fly"
Used to say something will never happen.
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"Buy a pig in a poke"
To buy something without checking it first.
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"Cast pearls before swine"
To offer something valuable to people who do not appreciate it.
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"Go whole hog"
To do something completely, not halfway.