yes and no

Idioms  

1. In some ways and not others, as in Did you enjoy yourself?—Yes and no, I liked the music itself but hated the conductor. This idiom, always a reply to a question, was first recorded in 1873.

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Example Sentences

The answers were, yes, and, no.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Yes and no,” Smith said when asked if it felt like his life had changed this week.

From Los Angeles Times

"I would say yes and no, you never know," she says.

From BBC

Maybe yes, maybe no, quite possibly yes and no.

From Los Angeles Times

Yes, this is the same John Swinney who played a central role in the independence referendum that literally made voters choose between "yes" and "no" on the question of leaving the UK political union.

From BBC