you name it
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“My brothers, Zeke and Jeremiah, took over the farming, which left me to care for everything else. That meant putting supper in the pot each day. Rabbit, squirrel, possum, muskrat. You name it. I got to be a pretty good shot.”
From Literature
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You name it, he's done it all.
From BBC
With few entertainment options available, consumers, flush with cash from stimulus checks, were quick to spend the dough on stuff they didn’t really need—sneakers, designer handbags, flat-screen TVs, you name it.
From Barron's
You can go crazy with string lights to create an enchanted tree in your backyard or adorn it with some creepy critters — snakes, bats, spiders…you name it — to amp up the scare factor.
From Salon
The Schuylers were not only letter writers; they were scrutinizers of their surroundings—blueprints for the homes they wanted to live in, the fashions they wanted to wear, their furniture, jewelry, portraits, you name it—much of which Vaill examined and brings to her understanding of Eliza and Angelica.
From Slate
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