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How to say not in a million years
in Thai
ชาติหน้าตอนบ่ายๆ
chàat-nâa dtaawn bàai-bàai
not in a million years · literally “next life, in the afternoon”
A joking "never". Reply to "when will you pay me back?" or "will he ever call?".
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From the same situation: Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions
- คำซ้อนpaired word, word doublet
- คำสัมผัสrhyming words, rhyme
- คำพังเพยsaying, adage
- โวหารrhetoric, way with words
- อุปมาsimile, analogy
- เปรียบเปรยto make a pointed comparison
- คมคายsharp, witty (of words)
- สละสลวยelegant, polished (of language)
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