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yes and amen

yes and amen phrase: an enthusiastic agreement.

Phrase

yes and amen

  1. An enthusiastic agreement.
    • I take God at His word and say yes and amen to His plans.
  2. (colloquial) A submissive, uncritical and unquestioning agreement.
    • My boss expected us to say yes and amen to his cockamamie plans.

Questions about yes and amen

What does yes and amen mean?
Yes and amen means an enthusiastic agreement.
What part of speech is yes and amen?
Yes and amen is a phrase.

Words near yes and amen in the dictionary

  1. Yerushalmi
  2. Yerxa
  3. yery
  4. yes
  5. yes and
  6. yes and amen
  7. yes and no
  8. yes anded
  9. yes anding
  10. yes ands
  11. yes homo

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