woulda

coulda, shoulda, woulda

Used to dismiss one's or someone else's regrets or worries about a past experience. (Formed from informal shortenings of "could have, should have, would have.") I wish I had given myself an extra day off before going back to work after my vacation. Oh well—coulda, shoulda, woulda. A: "Should I have said more during that presentation?" B: "Eh, coulda, shoulda, woulda. It's over now, so there's nothing more you can do."
See also: woulda

coulda, woulda, shoulda

Used to dismiss one's or someone else's regrets or worries about a past experience. (Formed from informal shortenings of "could have, would have, should have.") I wish I had given myself an extra day off before going back to work after my vacation, but coulda, woulda, shoulda. A: "Should I have said more during that presentation?" B: "Eh, coulda, woulda, shoulda. It's over now, so there's nothing more you can do."
See also: shoulda

if it was a snake, it would've bit you

A phrase said humorously when one is looking for something that is right in front of them. Come on, your watch is right here, Liz! If it was a snake, it would've bit you!
See also: bit, if

shoulda, coulda, woulda

Used to dismiss one's or someone else's regrets or worries about a past experience. (Formed from informal shortenings of "should have, could have, would have.") I wish I had given myself an extra day off before going back to work after my vacation. Oh well—shoulda, coulda, woulda. A: "Should I have said more during that presentation?" B: "Eh, shoulda, coulda, woulda. It's over now, so there's nothing more you can do."
See also: woulda

shoulda, woulda, coulda

Used to dismiss one's or someone else's regrets or worries about a past experience. (Formed from informal shortenings of "should have, would have, could have.") I wish I had given myself an extra day off before going back to work after my vacation. Oh well—shoulda, woulda, coulda. A: "Should I have said more during that presentation?" B: "Eh, shoulda, woulda, coulda. It's over now, so there's nothing more you can do."
See also: coulda

woulda, coulda, shoulda

Used to dismiss one's or someone else's regrets or worries about a past experience. (Formed from informal shortenings of "would have, could have, should have.") I wish I had given myself an extra day off before going back to work after my vacation. Oh well—woulda, coulda, shoulda. A: "Should I have said more during that presentation?" B: "Eh, woulda, coulda, shoulda. It's over now, so there's nothing more you can do."
See also: shoulda

woulda, shoulda, coulda

Used to dismiss one's or someone else's regrets or worries about a past experience. (Formed from informal shortenings of "would have, should have, could have.") I wish I had given myself an extra day off before going back to work after my vacation. Oh well—woulda, shoulda, coulda. A: "Should I have said more during that presentation?" B: "Eh, woulda, shoulda, coulda. It's over now, so there's nothing more you can do."
See also: coulda
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

If it was a snake it woulda bit you.

Rur. It was very close to you. Jane: Where's the phone book? Tom: Right there! If it was a snake it woulda bit you. Bill: I can't find my other shoe. I've looked all over the house. Mary: It's right behind you. If it was a snake it would have bit you.
See also: bit, if, snake, woulda
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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  • could have, should have, would have
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And the real irony is that they're continuing practices that at the very least show the party to be favoring certain candidates over others--a lesson you think they woulda learned back in '06, when CSP herself hit them over the head with a 2 x 4 in bearing the party-backed 1st CD candidate in the primary.
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Near misses, close shaves, coulda, woulda, shoulda.