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you can't miss it. — used to tell someone that something is very easy to find or notice

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: used to tell someone that something is very easy to find or notice

Pronunciation (IPA): /juː kænt mɪs ɪt/

Example Sentences

  • The pizza place? Just look for the giant inflatable pizza slice on the roof - you can't miss it!
  • Take the subway to City Hall station, come out exit 3, and you can't miss it.
  • My house has a purple door with dancing flamingo decorations - you can't miss it!

you can't miss it.

NOUN

[/juː kænt mɪs ɪt/]

used to tell someone that something is very easy to find or notice

used to tell someone that something is very easy to find or notice
💡 Concept

used to tell someone that something is very easy to find or notice

You can't miss it - the perfect fit to hit!
🎵 Rhyme

You can't miss it - the perfect fit to hit!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/juː kænt mɪs ɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/juː kɑːnt mɪs ɪt/

🌳Etymology

Origin

This idiomatic phrase combines the basic English verb 'miss' (to fail to notice or catch) with the modal verb 'can't' (cannot), forming a common colloquial expression used in directional guidance. It emerged in everyday English to emphasize that something is impossible to overlook due to its prominence or clarity.

Breakdown

you (second person pronoun) + can't (cannot - modal verb expressing impossibility) + miss (verb: to fail to notice or perceive) + it (third person singular pronoun as direct object).

🎵Rhyme

hitsitfitbit
hit
sit
fit
bit

🔗Collocations

it's right there, you can't miss it
the big sign - you can't miss it
go straight and you can't miss it
it's so obvious, you can't miss it
trust me, you can't miss it

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“The pizza place? Just look for the giant inflatable pizza slice on the roof - you can't miss it!”

“Take the subway to City Hall station, come out exit 3, and you can't miss it.”

😄 Fun example

“My house has a purple door with dancing flamingo decorations - you can't miss it!”

“The meeting room is the one with glass walls on the second floor - you can't miss it.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

it's obviouseasy to findright thereclearly visiblehard to miss

Antonyms

hard to findeasy to misshidden

Related

directionslandmarksnavigationobviousvisible

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