yes, yes
idiom
—used to show anger or irritation
"We're leaving in a few minutes. You need to get ready." "Yes, yes. I know. I heard you the first time."
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Ah, yes, yes, yes, how much easier would our lives be?
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Malaika Jabali, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
Half an hour later and two blocks away, a third-grader named Cooper Stock was crossing West End Avenue at 97th Street (yes, yes, with the light and in the crosswalk), holding his father’s hand, when a cab driver whipped around the corner and crushed him to death.
—Curbed, 24 Jan. 2023
Malaika Jabali, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
Half an hour later and two blocks away, a third-grader named Cooper Stock was crossing West End Avenue at 97th Street (yes, yes, with the light and in the crosswalk), holding his father’s hand, when a cab driver whipped around the corner and crushed him to death.
—Curbed, 24 Jan. 2023
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“Yes, yes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yes%2C%20yes. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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