English / proverb
If We Had Some Ham We Could Have Some Ham and Eggs, If We Had Some Eggs
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A variant phrasing emphasizing that idle hypothesizing without essential prerequisites accomplishes nothing.
In context
01
Dreaming of corporate dominance without skilled talent is truly 'if we had some ham we could have some ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.'
02
Stop daydreaming about hypothetical fortunes; remember: 'If we had some ham we could have some ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.'
Synonyms
empty daydreaming,baseless hypotheticals,pipe dreams
Antonyms
tangible reality,practical execution,hard facts
Collocations
echo the phrase if we had some ham,dismiss as if we had some ham,reflect the irony of if we had some ham