I Wish It Was All That Easy

wish

vb

1 when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when intr, often foll by: for to want or desire (something, often that which cannot be or is not the case)
I wish I lived in Italy, to wish for peace

2 tr to feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
I wish you well

3 tr to desire or prefer to be as specified

4 tr to greet as specified; bid
he wished us good afternoon

5 tr
Formal to order politely
I wish you to come at three o'clock
n

6 the act of wishing; the expression of some desire or mental inclination
to make a wish

7 something desired or wished for
he got his wish

8 usually pl expressed hopes or desire, esp. for someone's welfare, health, etc.

9 often pl
Formal a polite order or request , (See also) → wish on
(Old English wyscan; related to Old Norse öskja, German wünschen, Dutch wenschen)
♦ wisher n
♦ wishless adj

death wish
n (in Freudian psychology) the desire for self-annihilation
See also → Thanatos

wish fulfilment
n (in Freudian psychology) any successful attempt to fulfil a wish stemming from the unconscious mind, whether in fact, in fantasy, or by such disguised means as sublimation
See also → pleasure principle

wish on
vb tr, prep to hope that (someone or something) should be imposed (on someone); foist
I wouldn't wish my cold on anyone

wish-wash
n
Informal

2 rubbishy talk or writing

English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus

Collaborative Dictionary     English Definition

I can't take it	exp.	I can't understand it, I can't believe it, I can't accept it
! I feel queer	n.	I feel weird	adj Depuis plusieurs ans, "Queer" n'est plus commun pour se sentir mal. Ça veut dire "gai" ou homosexuel. Weird est beaucoup plus simple sans avoir deux sens.
it hit me	exp.	it occurred to me, I suddenly thought of it, I had an idea all of a sudden	E.g: I wondered all day long how to solve this problem and it suddenly hit me...I had to talk to Marry.
! revelation	n.	making something known that was secret
be stuffed to the gills	v.	be satiated/sated ; you might say 'I'm stuffed to the gills' to refuse more food meaning that you can't possibly eat any more or as a way of complimenting someone's cooking because it suggests that the food was so good that you ate more than you meant to.	Jennifer: More potatoes? Adele: Oh, no thank you, Jen! I'm stuffed to the gills. What a delicious meal!
it's all Greek to me	id.	phrase used to qualify something appearing to you incomprehensible or hard to understand	According to Albert, this partial differential equation was beautiful, harmonious, speaking louder than any words while it was all Greek to me and just looked like fly droppings on a sheet of paper!
it's a piece of cake	exp.	something is easy to do
I rest my case	n.	Phrase used when someone has brought all the evidences to support his point of view; "I'm done with explanations"
no picnic	exp.	not an easy task
low hanging fruit	n.	something easy to get
all bets are off	exp.	expression meaning that a situation is no longer certain or predictable and that anything can happen	originating from horse racing where "all bets are off" indicated that bets already made were null due to various unpredicted factors
so am I	exp.	me too
shovel list	n.	"It's a list of all the people and things I hate so much I want to hit them in the face with a shovel." Concept coming from the Marian Keyes novel, The Mystery of Mercy Close (2012).
it is what it is	exp.	means "that's just the way it is"	c'est comme ça, point barre
it's got bits in it	n.	means a liquid is not clear: this tea's got bits in it, I don't like yogurt with bits in it	assez proche de l'idée de 'il y a à boire et à manger'

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