adage
An old saying which has obtained credit by long useAn old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
» There must always be two parties to a quarrel, says the old adage.
Zum Streiten gehören immer zwei, sagt das alte Sprichwort.
Meaning
2 sensesAn old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
According to an old adage, oysters are best in months containing the letter R.
Sprichwort, geflügeltes Wort
посло́вицаposlóvica
(rhetoric)An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Examples
10 sentencesThere must always be two parties to a quarrel, says the old adage.
deZum Streiten gehören immer zwei, sagt das alte Sprichwort.
Ziri knows the adage.
I know the adage.
She knows the adage.
He knows the adage.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.
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