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Yellow streak If someone has a yellow streak, they are cowardly about something
Yellow bellied A yellow-bellied person is a coward
Yen If you have a yen to do something, you have a desire to do it
Yes man Someone who always agrees with people in authority is a yes-man
You are what you eat This is used to emphasise the importance of a good diet as a key to good health
You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar This means that it is easier to persuade people if you use polite arguments and flattery than if you are confrontational
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink This idiom means you can offer something to someone, like good advice, but you cannot make them take it
You can't have your cake and eat it This idiom means that you can't have things both ways
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs Means that in order to achieve something or make progress, there are often downsides in the process
You can't unring a bell This means that once something has been done, you have to live with the consequences as it can't be undone
You could have knocked me down with a feather This idiom is used to mean that the person was very shocked or surprised
You don't own a dog and bark yourself If there is someone in a lower position who can or should do a task, then you shouldn't do it
You reap what you sow This means that if you do bad things to people, bad things will happen to you, or good things if you do good things
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours Means that if you do something for me, I'll return the favour
You've made your bed, you'll have to lie in it This means that someone will have to live with the consequences of their own actions
Young blood Young people with new ideas and fresh approaches are young blood
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach Means that you take more food than you can eat
Your names mud If your name is mud, then you are in a bit of trouble about something
Your sins will find you out This idiom means that things you do wrong will become known