it will never happen.

A raise in pay? That'll be the day!

Usage notes: said esp. to emphasize something you wish would happen

• take a fancy to someone
• take a fancy to something
• take a financial bath
• take after
• take after someone
• take a hike
• Take a hike!
• take a hint
• take a joke
• take a knock
• take a leaf out of book
• take a leaf out of someone's book
• take a leak
• take a licking
• take a long hard look at
• take a long, hard look at
• take a long, hard look at something
• take a long hard look at something
• take [a lot of/some etc.] stick
• take a lot of stick
• take apart
• Take a pew.
• take a piece out of
• take a piece out of someone
• take a pot shot