English Explanatory Dictionary

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride

Related 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
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