if it weren't for/if it hadn't been for

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• if it weren't for someone — if it weren t for (someone/something) the situation would have been different without someone or something. If it weren t for him, I would probably be living on the streets. I d keep a garden if it weren t for having too much to do. Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

• if it weren't for something — if it weren t for (someone/something) the situation would have been different without someone or something. If it weren t for him, I would probably be living on the streets. I d keep a garden if it weren t for having too much to do. Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

• if it weren't for — (someone/something) the situation would have been different without someone or something. If it weren t for him, I would probably be living on the streets. I d keep a garden if it weren t for having too much to do. Usage notes: also used in the… …   New idioms dictionary

• for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• for — for1 W1S1 [fə strong fo: $ fər strong fo:r] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used to say who is intended to get or use something, or where something is intended to be used ▪ I ve got a present for you. ▪ Someone left a message for Vicky. ▪ an English… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• if it were not for it had not been for — if it were not for/if/it had not been for phrase used for saying who or what prevented something from happening If it hadn’t been for the two men who rescued me, I’d probably have drowned. If it weren’t for the fact that he’s my father, I’d… …   Useful english dictionary

• if it were not if it had not been for — if it were not for/if/it had not been for phrase used for saying who or what prevented something from happening If it hadn’t been for the two men who rescued me, I’d probably have drowned. If it weren’t for the fact that he’s my father, I’d… …   Useful english dictionary

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