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Meanings of old saying in English

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Usage of old saying in English
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As the old saying goes, 'A picture is worth a thousand words.'
Jamaica Observer
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Look, there's a very old saying in my family: 'Once is happenstance.
Rogues
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Despite the old saying, there is nothing 'friendly' about this cross-city clash.
The South African
4
There's an old saying that 'Christmas isn't a season, it's a feeling'.
A Gift from Bob
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It takes 20 years to break a farmer, goes an old saying.
The Irish Times
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So, Merry Meet and Merry Part; think on the Craft's old saying.
Lid Off the Cauldron
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As the old saying goes: When days are dark, friends are few.
The South African
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It's an old saying, but one that continues to haunt the industry.
The Irish Times
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But you know the old saying: you win some, you lose some.
The Irish Times
10
When you held your ground, the old saying went, you stopped moving.
Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!
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The story illustrates the old saying, that one good turn deserves another.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
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The old saying, 'Confess and be hanged,' carries much argument in it.
Chronicles of the Canongate, 1st Series
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There is an old saying about the fury of a woman scorned.
The Treasure-Train
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I mean, you've heard that old saying, 'What will be, will be.'
Time After Time
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The old saying: if a man waits, the woman comes to him.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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One man's loss is another man's gain, as the old saying goes.
Wizard at Large
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South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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