Hello! Will you help me?

[colin1987]

The other day I read a phrase, and I didn't know what did it mean.And it is "ifs and buts".And can you provide me some sentences?

[Casiopea]

ifs <if, if, if,> conditions
buts <but, but, but> excuses

EX: You better do your homework. No ifs or buts. (No conditions, no excuses).

condition: I will do it only if I can watch TV after I finish.
excuse: But I can't find my book.

[AlainK]

Hello,

It's part of an English saying :

"If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no trade for tinkers' hands."

(In French, we say "With ifs, one could put Paris in a bottle")

[colin1987]

thank you very much!