English / idiom
If I Had a Nickel for Every Time Something Happened
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Used to humorously emphasize that a specific irritating event, blunder, or cliché occurs extremely frequently.
In context
01
If I had a nickel for every time a bargain-bin gadget stopped working after two weeks, I would be a wealthy man.
02
If I had a nickel for every misleading flash-sale discount banner I encountered on social media, I could retire right now.
Synonyms
happen all the time,recurring nuisance,everyday occurrence
Antonyms
once in a blue moon,rare occurrence,extraordinary event
Collocations
if I had a nickel for every time,be rich if I had a nickel,count how many times