If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountain
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If someone won't do this thing for me, I'll do it for myself. The proverb can also be interpreted this way: we may find a way to make a difficult situation better if we simply think about the situation in different terms.
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountain
-iformes, IFP, IFR, I.F.S., iftar, If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountain, if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain, If the shoe fits, wear it, Ifugao, IFV, if wishes were horses
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