say yes

idiom

: to say that one accepts or agrees to something
often + to
They said yes to our plan.

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But the most salient thing Coughlin did in 2011 was say yes to Emada Tingirides. Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025 The awards are designed to make adolescents feel just exalted enough to say yes while still extracting the maximum number of dollars from each family. Ana Swanson, New York Times, 2 May 2025 You’re just expected to be good, to say yes, to adapt. Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025 For the most part, people did say yes to Rogen and Goldberg, much to their relief. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for say yes

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“Say yes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20yes. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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