How to Pronounce "cold day in hell"
expression
ˈkoʊɫd/ /ˈdeɪ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈhɛɫ
KOLD day in HEL
kˈəʊld/ /dˈeɪ/ /ˈɪn/ /hˈɛl
KOHD day in HEL
Definition
An expression used to say that something will never happen, or is extremely unlikely to happen.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkoʊɫd/ /ˈdeɪ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈhɛɫ
British English
kˈəʊld/ /dˈeɪ/ /ˈɪn/ /hˈɛl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KOLD day in HEL
UK
KOHD day in HEL
Listen in Context
It'll be a cold day in hell before he apologizes.
A cold day in hell will come before I eat broccoli.
It would take a cold day in hell for them to agree.
'Sure, he'll lend you money—a cold day in hell!'