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
Belindabə-LIN-dəEnglish
EsauEE-saw (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
DĂNuȚdə-NOOTSRomanian
Polat-Turkish
Lashonda-African American
Nikoleta-Greek