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I wish

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I wish

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true
- I don't know how I'm going to afford all these Christmas presents.- Maybe you'll win the lottery and become a millionaire overnight.- I wish!

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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian. Ignatius of Antioch

What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know. Augustine of Hippo

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you. Marilyn Monroe

I wish that he would sink as deep in the ground as a hare can run in ten years. Dutch Proverb

I wish to see him when I see the middle of my back. Hungarian Proverb

I wish I were at home. Latin Proverb

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