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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Yes, that's one way to put it, yes, yes.
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CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
By June, England knew that the resounding answers were yes, yes, yes and yes.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Joe’s mystified anger is softened by Pina’s easy grace (and, yes, yes, Rogen and Cruz do smoke a joint together at one point).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
And my dad was dancing around with her in the living room saying, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
—Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Hoult jumped nearly 60 points in the last week (yes, yes, a firehose of movie marketing doesn’t hurt his search numbers either), bringing him to No. 49 on the ranking.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 July 2025
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.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
Andrew Unterberger: Linkin Park just still make a little more sense in the streaming era than most of those bands, a virtue of its hybrid (yes, yes) sound and heavy production.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
The Evo One also fitted my house like a glove, slotting into the corner (yes, yes, sound quality compromises in real life) beautifully.
—Chris Haslam, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
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CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
By June, England knew that the resounding answers were yes, yes, yes and yes.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Joe’s mystified anger is softened by Pina’s easy grace (and, yes, yes, Rogen and Cruz do smoke a joint together at one point).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
And my dad was dancing around with her in the living room saying, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
—Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Hoult jumped nearly 60 points in the last week (yes, yes, a firehose of movie marketing doesn’t hurt his search numbers either), bringing him to No. 49 on the ranking.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 July 2025
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.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
Andrew Unterberger: Linkin Park just still make a little more sense in the streaming era than most of those bands, a virtue of its hybrid (yes, yes) sound and heavy production.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
The Evo One also fitted my house like a glove, slotting into the corner (yes, yes, sound quality compromises in real life) beautifully.
—Chris Haslam, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Yes, yes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yes%2C%20yes. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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