if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas

proverb

Synonym of if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Similar
if wishes were horsesbeggars would ride

Meanings

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbSynonym of if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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if wishes were horsesbeggars would ride
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APA

if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20ifs%20and%20buts%20were%20candy%20and%20nuts%2C%20we'd%20all%20have%20a%20merry%20Christmas

MLA

“if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20ifs%20and%20buts%20were%20candy%20and%20nuts%2C%20we'd%20all%20have%20a%20merry%20Christmas. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20ifs%20and%20buts%20were%20candy%20and%20nuts%2C%20we'd%20all%20have%20a%20merry%20Christmas.

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