if I had (some monetary unit) for every (something), I'd be rich!
if I had (some monetary unit) for every (something), I'd be rich!
cliché Used to indicate a very large number or very frequent occurrence of people, things, or actions. "I'd be a millionaire" can be substituted for "I'd be rich." A: "Hey, Paul, listen to this! I've got a great idea to get rich!" B: "Here we go again. If I had a nickel for every harebrained scheme you came up with, I'd be rich!" Oh, yuck! If I had a dollar for every dog turd I found left on the sidewalk in this neighborhood, I'd be rich! No, I can't raise your salary! I tell you, if I had a dime for every employee who came in here asking for more money, I'd be a millionaire!
See also: every, if, monetary
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- give (one) pause for thought
- give pause for thought
- give pause to (one)
- give pause to someone
- (one's) other half
- your other half
- any longer
- longer
- no/any longer
- I'd like you to meet (someone)