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General Slang
if I had my druthers
if EYE had my DRUH-therz · phrase · informal
If I had my preference.
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Used to state what one would choose if given the choice.
“If I had my druthers, we'd eat on the porch tonight.”
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if I had my druthers In A Sentence
If I had my druthers, we'd eat on the porch tonight.
Origin & Usage
"Druthers" is a dialectal contraction of "would rather" ("'d rather"), documented in American English since the 1800s.
Variants
if I had my druthers about it
People Also Ask
What does "if I had my druthers" mean?
It means "if I had my preference" — used to state what you'd choose if given the choice.
What are "druthers"?
"Druthers" is a dialectal contraction of "would rather" ("'d rather"), documented in American English since the 1800s.
How do you use it?
State a preference: "If I had my druthers, we'd eat on the porch tonight."
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