If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride
If we could get all the things we wanted just by making a wish,
everyone would have all he ever wanted. That would include beggars,
of course, who usually would suddenly become rich. This saying is
usually shortened to if wishes were horse. "If wishes were horse
I'd live in a big house."
If You Cant Lick Them ('em), Join Them ('em)
Today we are going to join some leopards to look at an old saying.
The 'em' in it is a contraction of 'them', and its pronounced um.
We can define this as saying 'if you cannot defeat an opponent or
get him to change his ideas, plans or way of doing things, the best
thing is to change your ideas, plans etc'
In For A Penny, In For A Pound
The pound here is the British pound sterling. A penny is one
hundredth part of one. This old saying tells us that if we decide
to do something, we should commit ourselves to it boldly and
completely. "I am going to devote myself to earning as much as
possible this summer," Teddy said. "After all, in for a penny, out
for a pound."