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Meanings of old adage in English

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Usage of old adage in English
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The entertainment industry has confirmed this age old adage time after time.
Ebony
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The old adage is very good, and should be borne in mind:-
Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
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You know the old adage, summer bodies are made in winter, right?
The South African
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That old adage that it's lonely at the top is exactly right.
BBC
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The old adage about not trusting strangers held true in the bureaus.
The brazen gambit
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Niall Thomas follows the old adage of writing about what you know.
The Irish Times
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Hard times call for desperate measures or so the old adage goes.
Radio NZ
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There is that old adage to write every day to be successful.
Reuters
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The old adage that first impressions can be misleading may well apply.
The Irish Times
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There is an old adage of investing: Never bet against human ingenuity.
Reuters
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As the old adage goes: Piss or get off the pot plant.
News.com.au
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And as the old adage goes: if America sneezes Europe catches a cold.
The Irish Times
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The old adage of risk versus return is still very much the case.
The Irish Times
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The old adage 'if you see something, say something' cannot be more appropriate.
The South African
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You know that old adage about form being temporary and class being permanent?
The Irish Times
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The old adage is right: sometimes love has to be tough.
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