נישט געשטויגן און נישט געפלויגן
Yiddish
Pronunciation
Nisht geshtoygn un nisht gefloygn
Literal Translation
Didn’t climb up and didn’t fly
Meaning
It never happened, bullshit Etymology The expression is a denial the divinity of Jesus. In essence, any Jew in a traditional Yiddish speaking environment would interpret the phrase to mean that Jesus neither climbed nor flew to heaven. It is used similar to the English expression "when pigs fly". Sources Born to Kvetch - Michael Wex (page 20)
Equivalent idioms in other languages
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- as die perde horings kryAfrikaans
- երբ խոզը բարձրանա ծառըArmenian
- на куково лятоBulgarian
- 豬乸都會上樹Chinese
- 除非太阳从西边出来Chinese
- When pigs flyEnglish
- kun lehmät lentävätFinnish
- כשחזירים יעופוHebrew
- सूरज पश्चिम से उगेगाHindi
- Majd ha fagyHungarian
- quando gli asini volerannoItalian
- 枯れ木に花咲くJapanese
- Quando as galinhas criarem dentePortuguese
- cuando las ranas críen peloSpanish
- el día que las vacas vuelenSpanish
- när grisar flygerSwedish
- sa pag-itim ng tagakTagalog / Filipino
- sa pagputi ng uwakTagalog / Filipino
- װען משיח װעט קומעןYiddish
