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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:
if anythingUsed to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case.Rate it:
if anythingUsed in questions when the speaker does not know for sure if the listener will have an answer.Rate it:
if at first you don't succeed, try try againdon't quit, keep tryingRate it:
if brains were dynamite you wouldn't have enough to blow your nose.You're really stupid.Rate it:
if ever there was oneUsed to emphasize the truth of a characterizationRate it:
if I do say so myselfAppended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.Rate it:
if I had a nickel for every timeimplying that the situation has happened a lot to the personRate it:
if I were youA phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.Rate it:
if I'm honestto be honestRate it:
if I'm lying, I'm dyingA promise that one is telling the truth.Rate it:
if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:
if it ain't broke, don't fix itLeave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimentalRate it:
if it ain't broken, don't fix itAlternative form of if it ain't broke, don't fix itRate it:
if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duckif something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.Rate it:
if it's all the sameIf it makes no difference; if nobody minds; if it doesn't bother anyone.Rate it:
if it's not one thing it's anotherMany problems are happening simultaneously or in close succession.Rate it:
if it's the last thing I doAt any cost; for certain; indicates the speaker is determined, resolute in doing something.Rate it:
if it's yellow let it mellowIn order to save water, do not flush the toilet every time you urinate.Rate it:
if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it downIn order to save water, only flush the toilet after defecation, not after urination.Rate it:
if looks could killA phrase said upon catching sight of someone's giving you a particularly nasty look of discontent or disapproval.Rate it:
if memory servesIf I have correctly remembered the details.Rate it:
if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations."We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper.""And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!"Rate it:
if need beIf necessary; if there is a need.Rate it:
if needs beIf need be; if there is a need.Rate it:
if not forif were not there; in the absence of; withoutRate it:
if nothing elseAt the very least, as a minimumRate it:
if onlyI wish that; signifies a wish or desire.Rate it:
if pigs had wingsNever.Rate it:
if pigs had wingsShortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.Rate it:
if pigs had wings they would fly(colloquial) Expresses speakers skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.Rate it:
if thator even less. at most.Rate it:
if the cap fitsEllipsis of if the cap fits, wear itRate it:
if the mountain won't come to muhammadif the mountain won't come to muhammadRate it:
if the shoe fitsMore common version of the original "If the shoe fits, wear it"; If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.Rate it:
if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:
if there's grass on the pitch, play ballOnce someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are sexually accessible.Rate it:
if they sold it to you, you paid too muchEven when you perceive a good deal, someone is making money off you.Rate it:
if you ask meUsed to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for itRate it:
if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:
if you can't beat them, join themIf your adversaries are stronger than yourself, it is better to join the adversaries.Rate it:
if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullWhen you don't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, you can often convince people or win an argument by using bullshit.Rate it:
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:
if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:
if you don't mind me sayingUsed to introduce one's opinion about something to which offence could be takenRate it:
if you don't want to slip up, stay out of slippery placesTo avoid temptation, triggers, Toxicity Or anything that doesn't do you any justice mentally or otherwise. To Stay away from if not to be tempted to repeat mistakes.Rate it:
if you fail to plan, you are planning to failThis phrase means exactly what it says. If you don't plan, you are likely to fail.Rate it:
if you got it, flaunt itIf you have something great, show it offRate it:
if you know what I meanUsed to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.Rate it:
if you lie with dogs you will get fleasIt is important whom to choose as one's closest acquanitances.Rate it:

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