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if only the czar knew

if only the czar knew is the alternative form of if only the tsar knew.

Meaning of if only the tsar knew

Phrase

if only the tsar knew

  1. (sarcastic) If only somebody at the top of an abusive hierarchy were aware of the abuses, they would take action to stop them.

Questions about if only the czar knew

What is if only the czar knew the alternative form of?
If only the czar knew is the alternative form of if only the tsar knew.

Words near if only the czar knew in the dictionary

  1. if not
  2. if not for
  3. if nothing else
  4. if one is a day
  5. if only
  6. if only the czar knew
  7. if only the tsar knew
  8. if pigs had wings
  9. if pigs had wings, they could fly
  10. if pigs had wings, they would fly
  11. if pigs had wings, they'd fly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: if only the czar knew (page history and authors); if only the tsar knew (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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