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if you've seen one, you've seen them all

if you've seen one, you've seen them all phrase: used to suggest that all items or experiences within a specific category are so similar that seeing or observing just one is sufficient to understand the rest.

Phrase

if you've seen one, you've seen them all

  1. (informal) Used to suggest that all items or experiences within a specific category are so similar that seeing or observing just one is sufficient to understand the rest.

Forms of if you've seen one, you've seen them all

alternative formseen one, seen them all

Questions about if you've seen one, you've seen them all

What does if you've seen one, you've seen them all mean?
If you've seen one, you've seen them all means used to suggest that all items or experiences within a specific category are so similar that seeing or observing just one is sufficient to understand the rest.
What part of speech is if you've seen one, you've seen them all?
If you've seen one, you've seen them all is a phrase.

Words near if you've seen one, you've seen them all in the dictionary

  1. if you want a thing done well, do it yourself
  2. if you want peace, prepare for war
  3. if you will
  4. if you're not Dutch, you're not much
  5. if you've got it, flaunt it
  6. if you've seen one, you've seen them all
  7. if your only tool is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail
  8. if'n
  9. if's, and's, or but's
  10. if't
  11. if, as and when

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