YOYO

up and down like a yo-yo

1. Moving rapidly and frequently between high and low positions. Please tell me I didn't forget something else upstairs because I've already been up and down like a yo-yo.
2. Changing rapidly and frequently between highs and lows states. After my sister died, I was up and down like a yo-yo—fine one minute and crying the next. But I guess that's grief for you. The stock market has been swinging up and down like a yo-yo in the face of the government's announcements.
See also: and, down, like, up

YOYO

An acronym for "you're on your own," meaning you have to deal with or resolve this situation without my or anyone else's assistance. The abbreviation is only used in writing. A: "Hey, will u tell Mom & Dad I'm @ the library studying?" B: "No way. I don't know what U R up 2, but YOYO." A: "Sally, would you be able to help me with this presentation?" B: "Sorry, YOYO. I'm completely snowed under with work."

yo-yo

1. verb, informal To vacillate, fluctuate, or reverse in opinion, position, or decision very frequently and abruptly. A reference to the action of the toy, a flattened spool wound with string that spins outward from the hand and then retracts again very quickly. The politicians keep yo-yoing on this issue, so it's hard to know where we stand at the moment. The boss yo-yoed for days before he finally made a decision on the proposal.
2. noun, slang A stupid, incompetent, or unpleasant person. Primarily heard in US. Make sure that yo-yo fills in the paperwork on time, or the whole project will come grinding to a halt. Some yo-yo at the department lost my application, so I couldn't get my license renewed before the trip.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

You’re on your own

and YOYO
sent. & comp. abb. You will have no help if you continue. That’s my advice. Ignore it or you’re on your own.
See also: on, own

YOYO

verb
See You’re on your own

yoyo

and yo-yo (ˈjojo)
1. n. a fool; an obnoxious person. Some yoyo wants to talk to you on the phone.
2. mod. stupid. Ask that yo-yo jerk to move along.
3. in. to vacillate; to be wishy-washy. Stop yo-yoing and make up your mind.
4. Go to You’re on your own.

yo-yo

verb
See yoyo
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • up and down like a yo-yo
  • forget oneself
  • go upstairs
  • block on
  • block on (something)
  • take up to
  • take up to (someone, something, or some place)
  • blank on
  • blank on (something)
  • have a way of doing something
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Yo-yo enthusiasts say that they expect the symbiosis between yoyo designers and players to continue to drive innovation.
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Jason Wotherspoon, a former door steward at the YoYo bar in Glasgow, claimed he was given a set quota of Asians to allow into the pub each night.
Club chief `put a ban on Asians'
But Lee Carpenter, manager of YoYo in Ethel Street, Birmingham, can.
Vintage style that's chic and cheerful
It's a straightforward list of yoyo clubs, yo-yo museums, official confess rules, and upcoming yo-yo events.
The cyberuniverse of yo
In 1977 he introduced the No Jive 3-in-1 yoyo, his company's biggest seller at about 18 each.
Spinning link
And it was at the recent UK National YoYo Contest that he was crowned champion of the counterweight category - where a player uses a yo-yo with a counterweight on the other end of the string rather than having it attached to a finger.
Up and downs of a yo-yo champion
buggy bits YOYO 0+ Stroller THIS rear-facing featherweight foldable buggy for newborns has a pop-up adjustable canopy, a foot cover and head support and a five-point harness.
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Additional data point: The name or nickname should work with Yoyo, the name of the Ingall crew's other cat.
Name That Cat
The first partnership has seen the management team at Selfridges working with vintage clothing store YoYo and sharing skills in window dressing.
Top shops pair up with indie retailers to share their expertise; ENTERPRISE