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Meanings of
proverbial
in English
Saying.
saying
expression
Related terms
locution
Proverbial.
Related terms
known
Usage of
proverbial
in English
1
Is this, once again, the
proverbial
Irish answer to an Irish question.
2
The barbarian was the
proverbial
bull in the china-shop of western Europe.
3
The
proverbial
chickens have come home to roost in Dublin's College Green.
4
Irish motor sport takes off this month like the
proverbial
March Hare.
5
But within the past few months, we'd hit the
proverbial
relationship wall.
6
But I had taken to riding like the
proverbial
duck to water.
7
Even among the mature there is a
proverbial
blindness in these matters.
8
With the
proverbial
uncertainty of the law we have been long familiar.
9
The water of the Lake was
proverbial
for its purity and clearness.
10
Are such assurances of any more value than the
proverbial
chocolate fireguard?
11
Bunyan was peculiarly happy in his use of popular and
proverbial
expressions.-Ed.
12
Then we take all the reports with the
proverbial
grain of salt.
13
The
proverbial
licence of soldiery is the reaction against their military discipline.
14
The extraordinary accuracy of Mr. Keller's memory was
proverbial
in the office.
15
It's great to see an Irish brand dipping the
proverbial
toe in.
16
It had charmed young Ed Grayson, swept him off his
proverbial
feet.
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proverbial
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
become proverbial
proverbial expression
almost proverbial
proverbial cat
proverbial needle
More collocations
Proverbial
through the time
Proverbial
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common