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The phrase "after hell freezes over" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that something is extremely unlikely to happen or will never happen.
Example: "I will consider lending you my car after hell freezes over."
Alternatives: "when pigs fly" or "not in a million years".
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When hell freezes over.
An impossible or very unlikely situation or event.
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This appears likely to happen in Virginia several months after hell freezes over.
Maybe it will fly once this country gets free coast-to-coast 4G cellular Internet, which should be just after hell freezes over.
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So I've done what most folks who prefer convenience over security wouldn't do until a month after hell froze over: I've given up some Google and turned against the corporate entities and government agencies that may well believe they have my best interests in mind – but act in ways to control what I can do.
"They could build until hell freezes over," she said during a daylong tour of failed developments.
"We will fight [the lawsuit] until Hell freezes over," said a Chevron representative.
We'll fight them until Hell freezes over and then we'll fight them on ice.
But the stand-out headline is on The Sun's front page today: "Hell freezes over".
"Perhaps I'll enjoy sharing what's on your iPod, honey, when Hell freezes over".
Also, hopefully our darn BART train station will open before all hell freezes over!
However, when Oracle invites her to rejoin the team, she replies that she will do so "when Hell freezes over".
"I found his Web site, and I sent him an e-mail telling him I was going to wait until hell froze over," he said.
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