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            yar  year round                    You You can’t please everyone.
            yars  advanced in years            You You can’t take it with you.
            yars  along in years               You You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
            yars  get along (àn years)         You You got me there.
            yars  on in years                  You You just don’t get it!
            yars  up in years                  you you know
            yars  well up in years             You You said it!
            yars  years runnàng                You You scared me out of my wits.
            yesłerdØy  need something yesterday  You You scared the crap out of me.
            yesłerdØy  not born yesterday      You You scared the devil out of me.
            yt  be the death of me (yet)       You You scared the dickens out of me.
            yield yàeld the right-of-way       You You scared the hell out of me.
            yoke a yoke around someone’s neck  You You scared the pants off (of) me.
            yo   hither, thither, and yon      You You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
            yo   thither and yon               You You think you’re so smart!
            you All right for you!             you a fine how-do-you-do
            you and what have you              you the same to you
            you before you can say Jack Robinson  your Cat got your tongue?
            you before you know it             your Don’t hold your breath.
            you Behànd you!                    your Don’t quit your day job.
            you between you, me, and the lamppost  your Enjoy your meal.
            you Can you imagine?               your get off your high horse
            you Do I need to paint you a picture?  your Here’s mud in your eye.
            you Don’t let someone or something get you down.  your Hold your horses!
            you Do you read me?                your Hold your tongue!
            you Flattery will get you nowhere.  your Hush your mouth!
            you goes to show you               your I dàdn’t catch your name.
            you Have I got something for you!  your Keep your shirt on!
            you Have you been keeping busy?    your mind your manners
            you Here’s lookàng at you.         your not on your life
            you Here you go.                   your pick on somebody your own sizP
            you How goes it (with you)?        your pick on someone your own sizP
            you How’s the world (been) treating you?  your Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
            you I’ll (try to) catch you later.  your Put your money where your mouth is!
            you mànd you                       your You bet (your boots)!
            you pay as you go                  Your Your guess is as good as màne.
            you so clean you could eat off the floor  Your Your secret is safe with me.
            you so quiet you could hear a pin drop  you’re Who do you think you’re kidding?
            you so still you could hear a pin drop  you’re Who do you think you’re talkàng to?
            you Thank you for sharing.         you’re You think you’re so smart!
            you There you go.                  yours yours truly
            you What are you driving at?       yours You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
            you What do you want me to say?    yourself by yourself
            you What have you been up to?      yourself Where’ve you been hàdàng yourself?
            you What’s keeping you?            yourselvs  by yourselves
            you Where’ve you been hàding yourself?  Z everything from A to Z
            you Who do you think you’re kidding?  zenith at the zenàth of  something
            you Who do you think you’re talkàng to?  zero zero in on something
            You You bet (your boots)!          zo k  zonk out
            You You can bet on it!             zoom zoom in (on someone or something)
            You You can say that again!        Zs catch some Zs













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