were Idiom

have my ears lowered

get a haircut, have my hair cut When my hair is long, I go and have my ears lowered!

times were hard

it was a time of poverty, hard times It was 1850. Times were hard in Sweden then.

as it were

1．in a manner；as if it really were 宛如；似乎
Her mother is， as it were，her friend．她的母亲好像就是她的朋友。
He is，as it were，a walking dictionary．他仿佛是部活字典。
2．so to speak可以说
Books are，as it were，his life．书可以说就是他的生命。

better off if sth were done

Idiom(s): better off (doing something) AND better off (if something were done)

Theme: BETTER

in a better position if something were done.
• She'd be better off selling her house.
• They are better off flying to Detroit.
• They would be better off if they flew to Detroit.
• I'm better off now.

better off if one were somewhere else

Idiom(s): better off (somewhere) AND better off (if one were somewhere else)

Theme: BETTER - LOCATION

in a better position somewhere else.
• They would be better off in Florida.
• We'd all be better off if we were in Florida.
• I know I'd be better off.

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.

Wishing alone is of no use; you must act as well.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

This means that wishing for something or wanting it is not the same as getting or having it.

Were you born in a barn?

If someone asks you this, it means that you forgot to close the door when you came in.

If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

Life would be very easy if goals could be achieved only by desiring.

if wishes were horses

if wishes were horses
If one could readily have what one wanted, life would be easy. For example, Wendy would love a brand-new car for her sixteenth birthday but—if wishes were horses. This expression is a shortening of If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, first recorded about 1628 in a collection of Scottish proverbs.

More Idioms/Phrases

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English Vocalbulary

answered for answered the bell answered the demand answered the door answered the purpose answered to answered to a description answered to the helm answered to the name of answered up to answered with plump answering answering back answering for answering the bell answering the demand answering the door answering the purpose