As you know we are learning idioms and phrases alphabetically, and we have provided you idioms from A to X. If you haven't read them yet, click here. In this blog, we are now gonna read idioms and phrases starting with Y. Here are the 10 important idioms and phrases beginning with Y. Read, Learn, Repeat and Share. Blog by Zuba'r Saifi
Idioms and Phrases Starting With Y
1. You can lead a horse to
water but you can’t make him drink
Meaning: we can offer good things to
people but we can't force them to accept that
Example: I have tried my level best to
educate him well, but he is still having a non-serious behavior, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
2. You’re on
Meaning: used to accept a challenge or
bet
Example: Max: I challenge you to join
me in my 100km run this month. Samuel: You're on!
3. You can’t teach an old
dog new tricks
Meaning: you cannot make others change
their habits
Example: I tried to make my
grandmother learn how to use a smartphone but it was just like you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
4. You can’t make an omelet
without breaking a few eggs
Meaning: to have to go through
something seemingly not nice
for a good result
Example: The course requires a lot of
effort on your part. It is true that you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
5. You can’t take it with
you
Meaning: everybody leaves their wealth
behind after death
Example: The whole world knows
that you can't take it with you but
they still have so much affiliation to their worldly possessions.
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6. You bet
Meaning: for sure
Example: The manager will pull this
deal off. You bet on
something else about him because this is definitely happening.
7. You’ve got to be kidding
Meaning: implies that something that
someone said is a joke
Example: Dan said. "I got a job
as an associate professor in the university! Wow!" Tina replied. "You've got to be kidding!"
8. Young blood
Meaning: new members that provide
various new schemes and
ideas for the organization
Example: The Peace corps is in need of
a young blood like
Adam.
9. You can say that again
Meaning: used to agree with another
person or group of people
Example: She said, "This horrible
weather has been killing me." He said, "You can say that again!"
10. You know better than that
Meaning: used to express
disappointment when someone makes a mistake which they probably shouldn't have
Example: She told me that you abused
her, you know better than that.
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Source: theidioms.com
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