English Explanatory Dictionary

if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Draws attention to the futility of a plan or strategy in the absence of the resources necessary for it to work.

Word forms

if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs if we had some ham we could have some ham and eggs, if we had some eggs
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