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.
- coulda, shoulda, woulda
- coulda, woulda, shoulda
- could have, should have, would have
- could have, would have, should have
- could of, should of, would of
- could of, would of, should of
- should of, could of, would of
- should of, would of, could of
- would of, could of, should of
- would of, should of, could of