old saw
old saw · old saws
прислів'я, приказка
поговорка, пословица, присказка
alter Hut, alter Spruch, olle Kamelle, Bauernregel
A cliché, saying, or overused expression, especially a proverb or maximA cliché, saying, or overused expression, especially a proverb or maxim.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A cliché, saying, or overused expression, especially a proverb or maxim.
He's full of old saws, but he's not much for original advice.
Bauernregel, alter Spruch, olle Kamelle
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
old saying, conventional wisdom, often based in superstitions:
Origin
From Middle English olde sawe, old sawe, equivalent to old + saw (“a saying or proverb”).From Middle English olde sawe, old sawe, equivalent to old + saw (“a saying or proverb”).
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