ifs and buts in English

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "ifs and buts pl (plural only)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "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 pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [
            "Pluralia tantum",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm not happy with this contract. There are too many ifs and buts."
        },
        {
          "text": "Go and clean your room now, and no ifs or buts!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Conditions, limitations or qualifications placed on something."
      ],
      "id": "en-ifs_and_buts-en-noun-4ua-YqBc",
      "links": [
        [
          "Conditions",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "limitation",
          "limitation"
        ],
        [
          "qualification",
          "qualification"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ifs and ans"
        },
        {
          "word": "ifs, ands, or buts"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "see usage note",
          "word": "ifs or buts"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ifs and buts"
}

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "ifs and buts pl (plural only)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ifs and ans"
    },
    {
      "word": "ifs, ands, or buts"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English pluralia tantum"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm not happy with this contract. There are too many ifs and buts."
        },
        {
          "text": "Go and clean your room now, and no ifs or buts!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Conditions, limitations or qualifications placed on something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Conditions",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "limitation",
          "limitation"
        ],
        [
          "qualification",
          "qualification"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "see usage note",
      "word": "ifs or buts"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ifs and buts"
}

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"ifs and buts" meaning in English

Noun