Colloquial Variant guide

you wish

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic, often, sarcastic

Examples

  • "When I grow up, I'm going to be a superhero!" / "Huh, you wish!"
  • "They can't bench me. I'm the best shooter on the team." / "You wish!"

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: yuxunda görərsən — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Chinese Cantonese: 你想呀! (nei5 soeng2 aa3!) — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Finnish: älä unta näe — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Hungarian: csak szeretnéd ... / szeretné — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Neapolitan: te piacesse! — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Polish: chciałbyś! — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Polish: chciałabyś! — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Polish: chcielibyście — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Polish: chciałybyście! — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Portuguese: quem te dera — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Romanian: ai vrea tu — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Romanian: s-o crezi tu — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Russian: мечта́ть не вре́дно! (mečtátʹ ne vrédno!) — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Russian: размечта́лся! (razmečtálsja!) — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Russian: размечта́лась! (razmečtálasʹ!) — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Russian: размечта́лись! (razmečtálisʹ!) — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Tagalog: asa ka pa — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs
  • Turkish: rüyanda görürsün — (idiomatic, colloquial) used to express the speaker's skepticism about a preceding statement concerning some desired or assumed state of affairs