If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.
Source: tatoeba (629404)
Ifs
/ɪfs/
Synonyms for "ifs" (4 found)
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4 entrieslinguistic constructlinguistic phenomenonlogical constructmodality concept
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3 entriesconditional clausecontingent clausehypothetical premise
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5 entriesassumed conditionconditional clauseconditional propositioncontingent clausehypothetical premise
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12 total sentences available.
I'd rather have a life of "oh wells" than a life of "what ifs".
Source: tatoeba (1820512)
I've made up my mind what I'm going to do; and no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
Source: tatoeba (2047859)
I do not want to hear any "ifs" or "buts" right now.
Source: tatoeba (6442785)
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