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Phrase(s): If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
Prov. People make a lot of wishes, but wishing is useless. • Jill: If I were Queen of the World, I would make sure that everyone had enough to eat. Jane: And if wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. • Alan: I sure wish I had one of those expensive cameras. Jane: If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs