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YOAbbreviation of years old.Rate it:
YoBAlternative spelling of YOBRate it:
yoke togetherTo unite, or join, or combine.Rate it:
YOLOyou only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.Rate it:
yoloAlternative letter-case form of YOLORate it:
YOMInitialism of you owe me.Rate it:
yonThat over there; of something distant, but within sight.Rate it:
you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:
you allAlternative form of all of you. Plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.Rate it:
you allPlural form of you or singular formal form of you.Rate it:
you and what armyAlternative form of you and whose armyRate it:
you and whose armyUsed in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what she or he says alone.Rate it:
you and whose army%3fYou can't do all that on your own.Rate it:
you are awesome that's why i blossomץYou are an amazing person because of which my life blooms. Means your awesomeness make me feel like I am a blossoming flower.Rate it:
you are welcomeyou're welcomeRate it:
you are what you eatIf you eat well, you will be well; but if you eat badly you will feel badRate it:
you ask me, I ask whoI don't know, how should I knowRate it:
you attract more flies with honey than vinegarAlternative form of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.Rate it:
you beautyAn exclamation of joy or enthusiasm, often said in response to a player taking a specky or kicking a great goal.Rate it:
you beautyA general exclamation of happiness and joy.Rate it:
you betCertainly; you're welcome; a reply to thank you or to a request.Rate it:
you betExpresses support, agreement, certainty or emphasis.Rate it:
you call thisUsed to indicate that something is unsatisfactory, inadequate, substandard.Rate it:
you can bank on itTo be so sure of something that one can trust.Rate it:
you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarIt's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.Rate it:
you can hang your hat on thatIt's something to put faith in, to rely upon or trust (when used in a positive connotation).Rate it:
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.Rate it:
you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.Rate it:
you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:
you can say that againThat is very true.Rate it:
you can't make this stuff upThe reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.Rate it:
you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipyou can't force a situation when there is no possibility of successRate it:
you can't always get what you wantIt is not always possible to get what is wanted.Rate it:
you can't be half pregnantSaid of an either-or situation; there are only two available choices.Rate it:
you can't educate porkWhen somebody won't listen to reason.Rate it:
you can't fight city hall(chiefly US) Nothing can be done to change the situation, because it is a governmental decision.I see they're going to build the airport after all. I suppose you can't fight city hall.Rate it:
you can't get a quart into a pint potWhat is being discussed is not possible.They've asked me to get to New York by five o'clock, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot!Rate it:
you can't judge a book by its coverIt is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.Rate it:
you can't keep a good man downA person who has talent, resolve, or moral strength will eventually succeed despite having been overlooked, injured, or defeated.Rate it:
you can't make a silk purse of a sow's earIt is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggsIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:
you can't polish a turd(vulgar) Something inherently bad cannot be improved.Rate it:
you can't put a wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of you can't put an old head on young shoulders.Rate it:
you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:
you can't run with the hare and hunt with the houndsYou can't have it both ways.Rate it:
you can't say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.Rate it:
you can't step in the same river twiceIt is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.Rate it:
you can't take it with youIt is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause whichRate it:
You Can't Teach an Old Dog New TricksMaking people change their habits or adjusting to new skills is impossible, It is very hard to make people change their waysRate it:

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