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writ largeUsed other than as an idiom: see writ, large, larger, largest.Rate it:

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write home aboutSee nothing to write home about and something to write home about.Rate it:

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WYSIWYGWhat you see is what you get.Rate it:

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WYSIWYMwhat you see is what you mean.Rate it:

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WYSIWYMwhat you see is what you match.Rate it:

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X's and O'skisses and hugs.Rate it:

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X's and O'sThe basic delineation of roles in a project.Rate it:

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X's and O'stic-tac-toeRate it:

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X's and O'sThe fundamental elements of a play.Rate it:

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XYZThe color space of the tristimulus values X, Y, and Z.Rate it:

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y para de contarand that's all, and that's it, period.Rate it:

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yack onTo talk at length, in an annoying, boring and long-winded way.Rate it:

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yada yada yadaAnd so on; and so forth.Rate it:

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yank someone's chainUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see yank,‎ chain.Rate it:

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yasssSomething that you accomplished and in a very valley girl accent.Rate it:

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yeetus muc feetus and i will self deletusYall stop messin with me or I’ll explodeRate it:

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yellow brick roadA proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams.Rate it:

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yellow dogUsed other than as an idiom: see yellow, dog.Rate it:

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yellow journalismMaterial published in a broadcast or periodical, such as a tabloid newspaper or magazine, which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.Rate it:

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yellow journalistA journalist who writes material which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.Rate it:

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yellow pressNewspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.Rate it:

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yes and amenAn emphatic agreement.Rate it:

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yes and noUsed other than as an idiom: see yes, and, no.Rate it:

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yes and noAn answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answerRate it:

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you and what armyAlternative form of you and whose armyRate it:

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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:

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you and whose army%3fYou can't do all that on your own.Rate it:

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you beautyA general exclamation of happiness and joy.Rate it:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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you can't run with the hare and hunt with the houndsYou can't have it both ways.Rate it:

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you don't know what you've got 'til it's goneA commonly used phrase to acknowledge the irony of taking something or someone for granted and only appreciating it/them once you don't have it/them any longer.Rate it:

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you drained me dryYour incessant and extended discussion, queries and theories have been so exuberant that I am exhausted.Rate it:

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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word aloneIt is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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you knowUsed other than as an idiom: see you, know.Rate it:

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you lost meYou left me out in left field, You did not explain clearly. Your explanation was to me enigmatic, and requires another meeting of the minds.Rate it:

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you never know what you've got till it's goneGood friends and acquaintances shouldn't be taken for granted.Rate it:

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you only get what you giveThere is a positive correlation between the effort one puts in and the benefits one receives.Rate it:

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you pays your money and you takes your choiceEach person should make their own decisions.Rate it:

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you punched my buttonYour encouragement, reasoning, financial support and confidence that we could succeed turned me around.Rate it:

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you scratch my back and i'll scratch yoursIf you do me a favor then I will do you a favor; quid pro quo.Rate it:

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you snooze you loseIf you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful.Rate it:

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you'll shit and fall in itUsed as a response to someone's plan of action. basically assuring them you won't let them and it could result in a physical altercation.Rate it:

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you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don'tAlternative form of damned if you do, damned if you don'tRate it:

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you're never too old to learnIt is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreamsRate it:

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you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omeletteIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

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