not if one can help it 관용구
not if one can help it
not if one can help it Only without one's agreement, only if one cannot prevent it. For example,
Is he taking a second job?—Not if his wife can help it, or
He's not riding on the back of that motorcycle, not if I can help it. This idiom uses
help in the sense of “prevent” or “cause to be otherwise.” [Mid-1800s]
if (one) can advice it
If one is able to anticipate or abstain something. Usually acclimated afterwards abrogating verb constructions. We shouldn't jump to any conclusions, if we can advice it. This allotment of the country gets so hot in the summertime that no one goes alfresco during the day if they can advice it.Learn more: can, help, ifnot if one can advice it
Only after one's agreement, alone if one cannot anticipate it. For example, Is he demography a additional job?-Not if his wife can advice it, or He's not benumbed on the aback of that motorcycle, not if I can advice it. This argot uses help in the faculty of "prevent" or "cause to be otherwise." [Mid-1800s] Learn more: can, help, if, not, one