yes and no



yes and no

In some ways and not others, as in Did you enjoy yourself?-Yes and no, I liked the music itself but hated the conductor. This idiom, always a reply to a question, was first recorded in 1873.
See also: and, yes

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eua-Biblical Greek
JaumeZHOW-məCatalan
Hava-Hebrew
Rolan-Russian
My-Swedish
MairÉAd-Irish