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not just you

not just you

4.0
Other people also feel the same way
  • idiom
translation icon : no eres el único
  • It wasn't just you, Bunny.

Examples

  • Don't worry, feeling overwhelmed is not just you; many people are in the same boat.

  • When I heard others share their struggles, I realized it's not just you who feels this way.

  • After talking to my friends, I understood that the pressure we face is not just you who experiences it.

Synonyms

in this together
vsnot just you
51 3.6

People who share the same problem and help each other

notes that others also have the feeling without implying mutual support
me three
vsnot just you
  • Informal
1 9.9

Say this to show you feel the same as two other people

states that more people share the feeling to comfort the person addressed
Same
vsnot just you
  • Slang
8.4

An informal short way to say me too online or in speech

says that other people also feel those feelings to reassure the person

Antonyms

just me
  • Informal
103 6.7

Shows only my opinion, not what other people think

How Common

everyone
1.0
many
9 1.0
not just you
4.0
mutual
404 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

not + just + you

The phrase 'not just you' is directly compositional: negation 'not' + 'just' meaning 'only' + the pronoun 'you' yields the sense 'not only you' (others also). This structure is common across languages and follows a straightforward logical pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can predict the meaning.

Etymology

Not just you comes from the simple picture of someone pointing to others and saying it is not only you who feels this; there are other people too. So it is used to tell someone 'you are not alone' or that 'others also have the same problem'.