"if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon
  1. Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle Synonyms: if my aunt had balls [synonym, synonym-of], she'd be my uncle [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: if wishes were horses, beggars would ride, if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs
    Sense id: en-if_my_grandmother_had_wheels,_she'd_be_a_wagon-en-phrase-FHQSHO-e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2007, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Resident Evil: Extinction, page 115:",
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