you can put paid to that
You can treat it as finished, it's all over, done with. A phrase from the counting-house; when "Paid" is put to an account it is finished with.
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you can't be a little pregnant
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
you can't be half pregnant
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
you can't have an omelette unless you break the egg
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
you can't have your cake and eat it too
You cannot enjoy two things that are mutually exclusive
you can't judge a book by its cover
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
you can't milk a bull
Some things are impossible or pointless to attempt
you can't polish a turd
Something inherently bad or flawed cannot be improved
you can't say fairer than that
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
you can't step in the same river twice
Nothing remains the same forever
you cannot always get what you want
You may not always achieve your desires
you cannot burn a candle at both ends
You cannot exhaust yourself by doing too many things at once.
you cannot get blood out of a stone
You cannot get something from someone who is unable or unwilling to give it
you cannot have your cake and eat it too
You cannot enjoy two mutually exclusive things at the same time
you cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear
You cannot create something valuable from something of poor quality
you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
Some harm or damage is unavoidable to achieve a goal
you cannot make bricks without straw
You need the right materials to accomplish something
you cannot push a rope
You cannot force someone to act or make progress
you cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
You cannot support two opposing sides at the same time
you cannot see the wood for trees
Cannot see the overall situation due to being distracted by details
you cannot unscramble eggs
Some actions cannot be undone
you cannot win them all
Not every attempt will be successful
you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
Kindness is more effective than harshness in achieving goals
you don't get nothing for nothing
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
you don't shit where you eat
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain
Initial ideals can eventually give way to negative actions over time
you gals
a friendly way to address a group of women
you half-faced groat
A 16th-century collo- quialism for "You worthless fellow." The debased groats issued in the reign of Henry VIII had the king's head in profile, but those in the reign of Henry VII had the king's head with the full face. See King John, i, 1.
you know it
agreement or confirmation
you know the tree by its fruit
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
you know what
used to seek agreement or confirmation
you knows it
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
you lot
an informal way to refer to a group of people
you man
expressing agreement or confirmation
you may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
It's just as bad to commit a small offense as a large one
you must grin and bear it
Resistance is hopeless; you may make a face, if you like, but you cannot help yourself.
you must have rocks in your head
To be foolish or crazy
you must not run after two hares at the same time
You cannot pursue two goals simultaneously
you name it
anything you can think of
you never know what you can do until you try
One's capabilities are only discovered through attempting something
you only live once
Alternative form of you only go around once.
you pay your dime and you takes your chances
You accept the risks when you make a decision or take an action.
you pay your money and you take your choice
You must accept the consequences of your decisions
You scratch my back and I will scratch yours
If you help me, I will help you in return.
you see
used to seek agreement or confirmation
you shouldn't have
used to express that someone's action was unnecessary
you think
expresses skepticism or disagreement
You wear Hector's cloak
You are paid in your own coin for trying to deceive another. When Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland, in 1569, was routed, he hid himself in the house of Hector Armstrong, of Harlaw. This villain betrayed him for the reward offered, but never after did anything go well with him till at last he died a beggar on the roadside.
you what
used to ask someone to repeat or clarify something
you wish
expresses doubt or skepticism about something
you'll catch it
You'll get severely pun- ished. Here "it" stands for the undefined punishment, such as a whipping, a scolding, or other unpleasant consequence.
you'll never get if you never go
You must take risks to achieve something
you'll never guess
Something is surprising or unexpected
you're a sly dog
A playful way of saying, You pretend to be disinterested, but I can read between the lines.
you're never fully dressed without a smile
A person is not complete without a pleasant attitude
you're not worth your keep
The keep of a mediaeval castle was the main tower or strong- hold, the donjon.
you're telling me
I completely agree or am not surprised
you've come to the wrong shop
I can't help you, I can't give you the information, and so on, you require.
you've got to separate the wheat from the chaff
Separate valuable things from worthless ones
you've made your bed and you must lie in it
You must accept the consequences of your actions