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Если бы это было так, это бы ещё ничего.

English translation: `if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.

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Russian term or phrase:если бы это было так, это бы ещё ничего.
English translation:`if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

14:33 Jul 12, 2020
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Russian term or phrase: Если бы это было так, это бы ещё ничего.
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Если бы это было так, это бы ещё ничего. Если бы, конечно, оно так и было. Но так как это не так, так оно и не этак. Такова логика вещей.
Evgeny Terekhin
United States
Local time: 11:14
`if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.
Explanation:
https://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/resources/chapters-scrip...
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 12:14
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5 +3`if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


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`if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.


Explanation:
https://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/resources/chapters-scrip...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 97

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