Это if not for сокращения для, if there were not for ?
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Rebecca
if not for мог использоваться сам по себе. Это не аббревиатура, но if it were not for, were it not for, if it was not for, was it not for, was it not for . Это выражение означает, что in the absence of ..., ~ would have happened бы (если бы не in the absence of ..., ~ would have happened ). Пример: If it wasn't for my father's quick reflexes, we would have gotten into an accident. ( If it weren't for my bad math scores, I would have gotten into a better university. быстрые рефлексы отца, мы бы If it weren't for my bad math scores, I would have gotten into a better university. в аварию.) Пример: If it weren't for my bad math scores, I would have gotten into a better university. (Я бы поступил в лучший колледж, если бы мои оценки по математике были неплохими.)
