GoEnglish.com teaches the meanings and uses of English idioms, idiomatic phrases and expressions such as you know (said to gain agreement by the listener, sometimes said out of habit with no significant meaning besides asking agreement from listeners...). Our goal for the lesson "Today's Idiom = You Know" is for you to completely understand what you know means, and to feel confident using "you know" correctly in conversation.

The idioms lesson for the expression you know may include:
(1) A quick definition of you know.
(2) A clear explanation of the most common meaning of you know.
(3) A real world example from a conversation using "you know".
(4) Further explanation to clarify the different shades of meaning of you know.
(5) Additional examples with different uses of "you know" in conversation.

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