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Difference between Give it a name and You name it

give it a name—(imper.)

1. say what it is you want:

  • I know you want something or you wouldn’t have come to see me. Give it a name old fellow!

2. what would you like to drink:

  • What are you drinking? Give it a name, chaps—there’s everything here.

you name iteverything that you can think of is available:

  • I’ve written every kind of music there is. You name it, I’ve written it.