till hell freezes over

“We’ll fight till hell freezes over, and then we’ll fight on ice,” said Keithlyn Warner, 55, vice president of one of the District’s three chapters and a regular parade participant.

“We will fight till hell freezes over,” said Hazel Dukes of the N.A.A.C.P.

“I’ll fight on this issue till hell freezes over, and then I’ll fight on the ice, to end refugee resettlement at CSI,” Martin told a reporter.

"Look, lady," he said, more to the rest of us than to her, "I don't want to do this, I have to do it. They sent me up here to do it. If it was left to me, you could stay here till hell freezes over . . ." "These white folks, Lord. These white folks," she moaned, her eyes turned toward the sky, as an old man pushed past me and went to her.

"Till hell freezes over!" he told her, grimly.