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you know

Expression signifying a pause or hesitation.
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I don't usually get nervous in games and, you know, taking free kicks and penalties but that's the first time I've been that nervous in, in a game, where I have to, I'm in a situation where I'm, you know... - BBC Interview with David Beckham

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'you know':

you knowUsed other than as an idiom: see you, know.
you knowExpression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed.
you knowUsed as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement or understanding at the end of a statement.
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