woulda, coulda, shoulda
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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- 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