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if these walls could talk

if these walls could talk phrase: used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.

Phrase

if these walls could talk

  1. (idiomatic) Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.

Questions about if these walls could talk

What does if these walls could talk mean?
If these walls could talk means used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.
What part of speech is if these walls could talk?
If these walls could talk is a phrase.

Words near if these walls could talk in the dictionary

  1. if there is a hole, there is a goal
  2. if there's a hole, there's a goal
  3. if there's grass on the field, play ball
  4. if there's grass on the pitch, play ball
  5. if there's grass on the wicket, let's play cricket
  6. if these walls could talk
  7. if truth be told
  8. if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs
  9. if we had some ham we could have some ham and eggs, if we had some eggs
  10. if wishes were horses, beggars might ride
  11. if wishes were horses, beggars would ride

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