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if wishes were horses, beggars would ride

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
if wish-es w-ere hors-es, beg-gars -would ride
IPA
58
Scrabble Score
34
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A response to someone wishing for something, conveying that merely wishing for something has no effect or is of no use.

Phrases

if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle ifs and ans

Frequently Paired Words

if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle ifs and ans

Synonyms

wish in one hand and shit in the other, and see which one fills up first

Questions

What does if wishes were horses, beggars would ride mean?
A response to someone wishing for something, conveying that merely wishing for something has no effect or is of no use.

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