"if it isn't" meaning in All languages combined

See if it isn't on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Forms: if it isn't ... [canonical], if it wasn't [past]
Etymology: Shortened from if it isn't ___, I'll eat my hat! or similar construction. Head templates: {{head|en|non-constituent|past tense|if it wasn't|head=if it isn't...}} if it isn't... (past tense if it wasn't)
  1. Observes, with some surprise, that a specified thing or person is present.
    Sense id: en-if_it_isn't-en-phrase-M8TqnMZf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English non-constituents

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Shortened from if it isn't ___, I'll eat my hat! or similar construction.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "if it isn't ...",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "if it wasn't",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non-constituent",
        "3": "past tense",
        "4": "if it wasn't",
        "head": "if it isn't..."
      },
      "expansion": "if it isn't... (past tense if it wasn't)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English non-constituents",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Why, if it isn't Bill! Come on in, Bill!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Observes, with some surprise, that a specified thing or person is present."
      ],
      "id": "en-if_it_isn't-en-phrase-M8TqnMZf",
      "links": [
        [
          "present",
          "present#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "if it isn't"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Shortened from if it isn't ___, I'll eat my hat! or similar construction.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "if it isn't ...",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "if it wasn't",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non-constituent",
        "3": "past tense",
        "4": "if it wasn't",
        "head": "if it isn't..."
      },
      "expansion": "if it isn't... (past tense if it wasn't)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English non-constituents"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Why, if it isn't Bill! Come on in, Bill!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Observes, with some surprise, that a specified thing or person is present."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "present",
          "present#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "if it isn't"
}

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