English Dictionary

if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs

ことわざ

Draws attention to the futility of a plan or strategy in the absence of the resources necessary for it to work.

日本語の意味

必要な資源がなく、どんなに立派な計画や戦略も実を結ばないということを指摘する諺です。 / 必要な要素が欠けている状態では、計画の実行や成功は期待できないという警告の意味合いがあります。

意味（1）

Draws attention to the futility of a plan or strategy in the absence of the resources necessary for it to work.

The situation reminds me of the statement that if we had ham, we could have ham and eggs — if we had eggs — but in a world in which there are no hens. In theory, truly secure systems are impossible.

if we had ham we could have ham and eggs （ canonical ）

if we had eggs （ canonical ）