| inf. | coulda-woulda-shoulda | если бы да кабы (coulda, woulda, shoulda
Used to dismiss one's or someone else's regrets or worries about a past experience. (Formed from informal shortenings of "could have, would have, should have."): I wish I had given myself an extra day off before going back to work after my vacation, but coulda, woulda, shoulda. • A: "Should I have said more during that presentation?" B: "Eh, coulda, woulda, shoulda. It's over now, so there's nothing more you can do."  thefreedictionary.com Liv Bliss) |
