common sayings
Oft-repeated phrases
Common sayings are familiar phrases repeated across a language community to express conventional wisdom, shared observations, or stock responses to situations.
They include proverbs (A stitch in time saves nine), aphorisms (Less is more), and everyday expressions (It is what it is).
Common sayings often compress complex ideas into memorable form, though frequent repetition can render them clichés.
- beat around the bushAvoid stating directly
- at the end of the dayAfter all considerations
- aphorismsConcise memorable truths
- bite the bulletAccept inevitable hardship
- better late than neverDelay preferable to omission
break the ice · break a leg · time is money · Rome wasn't built in a day · barking up the wrong tree · proverbs · adage · hit the nail on the head · old wives' tales · spill the beans · knowledge is power · honesty is the best policy · actions speak louder than words · kick the bucket · no man is an island · it is what it is · under the weather · shoot the breeze