049 - Expression: When Hell Freezes Over / Ice Castles of Utah
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The Meaning of Hell
When is a question word and also a conjunction? When did you eat lucky charm cereal? There you hear that question. So in that second example, you have that conjunction. Hell is a noun and it's where sinful or wicked people go when they die. To freeze over is similar, but it means to become covered in a layer of ice. For example, if someone asks me if I will become president of the United States, I might answer when hell freezes over.
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