you name it

idiom

informal
: anything you could say or think of
You name it, we sell it!
I like all kinds of music: rock, blues, reggae, classical—you name it!

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History is littered with no shortage of geniuses and incredibly successful people who probably followed that mantra completely, from Napoleon to Henry Ford to you name it. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026

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“You name it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/you%20name%20it. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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