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if I had a nickel for every time

if I had a nickel for every time phrase: implies that the situation has happened frequently to the speaker.

Phrase

if I had a nickel for every time

  1. Implies that the situation has happened frequently to the speaker.
    • If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been fired, I'd be rich.

Questions about if I had a nickel for every time

What does if I had a nickel for every time mean?
If I had a nickel for every time means implies that the situation has happened frequently to the speaker.
What part of speech is if I had a nickel for every time?
If I had a nickel for every time is a phrase.

Words near if I had a nickel for every time in the dictionary

  1. if ever there were one
  2. if ever there were some
  3. if I do say so myself
  4. if I ever saw one
  5. if I fits, I sits
  6. if I had a nickel for every time
  7. if I had wheels, I'd be a wagon
  8. if I may
  9. if I may be so bold
  10. if I may make so bold
  11. if I may say so

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