you know

Idioms  

1. You are aware, you see, do you remember, as in She's very lonely, you know, so do go and visit, or You know, this exhibit ends tomorrow, or You know that black dog our neighbors had? She was run over a year ago. This phrase is also quite often a conversational filler, equivalent to “um” and occasionally repeated over and over (as in It's a fine day for, you know, the beach, and, you know, we could leave now); this usage is more oral than written, and many consider it deplorable. [Late 1500s]

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“But I always try to tell the guys, ‘It’s one thing to have all this nice stuff, but, man, we got to put it to work, you know what I mean?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

"I can't do anything, you know? It's just a baby."

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Make your Facebook and Instagram accounts private and only accept follow requests from people you know.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

“How low do I have to go to sell it? And when do you know it’s the right time to say, ‘Okay, I’ll take whatever you offer,’ and run?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

A muffled voice sang from the heap, “A fox! A fox! What do you know? A fox!”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman