if it isn't
Meanings
phrase
- Observes, with (sometimes ironic) surprise, that a specified thing or person is present.
Word forms
Etymology
Shortened from if it isn't ___, I'll eat my hat! or similar construction.
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- if it kills one →
- if it looks like a duck →
- if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck →
- if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck →
- if it looks, swims, walks and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck →
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