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

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Proverb

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas
  1. Synonym of if wishes were horses, beggars would ride Synonyms: if wishes were horses [synonym, synonym-of], beggars would ride [synonym, synonym-of]
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