Ifitwerentfor meaning in English

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Definition

If it weren't for the great salary, (I'd have resigned from my job by now!): If I were not paid so much money, (I'd have resigned from my job by now!) idiom

Examples

"If it weren't for all the perfume in the air, I'd probably be asleep by now."

Exercise 1

Hannah says "If it weren't for all the perfume in the air, I'd probably be asleep by now."

What does she mean?

The scents are making Hannah feel tired.

Only the fragrance is keeping Hannah awake.

Hannah really wants to go to bed but has to sample the perfumes.

I don't know

Hannah says "If it weren't for all the perfume in the air, I'd probably be asleep by now."

What does she mean?

The scents are making Hannah feel tired.

This is not the best choice. In fact, it is the perfume which is keeping Hannah awake, not making her feel tired.

Only the fragrance is keeping Hannah awake.

This is the right answer here. The construction "if it weren't for... then..." is used to explain one thing because of the presence of another. Here are some more examples: "If it weren't for my daughter, I would have moved to Australia years ago", "If it weren't for the rain, I would have gone to the park today". In the dialogue, Hannah is saying that she would have fallen asleep if there hadn't been so much perfume in the air at the trade fair.

Hannah really wants to go to bed but has to sample the perfumes.

This is not the best choice. Hannah is tired, but this sentence does not mean that she is obliged to sample the perfumes.

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