- if ifs and ands were pots and pans
- if my aunt had been a man, he'd have been my uncle
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.
if ifs and ands were pots and pans
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if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands — Used as a humorous retort to an over optimistic conditional expression. ands: the conjunction and ‘if’, of which an is a weakened form, is employed irregularly here as a noun to denote ‘an expression of condition or doubt’. 1850 C. KINGSLEY Alton … Proverbs new dictionary
and — see if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands … Proverbs new dictionary
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride — is an English proverb which is usually used to suggest that it is useless to wish; that better results will be achieved through action.OriginIt is speculated that the proverb may have originated in Scotland, though its earliest documented use is… … Wikipedia
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
work — noun see all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy work expands so as to fill the time available it is not work that kills, but worry the devil finds work for idle hands to do the end crowns the work … Proverbs new dictionary
hand — see one hand for yourself and one for the ship the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world one hand washes the other a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush cold hands, warm heart the devil finds work for idle hands to do … Proverbs new dictionary
if — see if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands … Proverbs new dictionary
pan — see if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands … Proverbs new dictionary
pot — see if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands a little pot is soon hot you cannot get a quart into a pint pot a watched pot never boils … Proverbs new dictionary
tinker — see if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands … Proverbs new dictionary
