familiar saying
Well-known expression
A familiar saying is a well-known phrase or expression that circulates widely in a culture: As the familiar saying goes, "the early bird gets the worm".
The term often introduces quotations whose origins have become obscured by repeated use.
Proverbs, maxims, and clichés all qualify when they've achieved broad recognition.
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- adageTraditional pithy truth
- old wives taleUnverified traditional belief
- maximBrief moral principle
- clicheOverused phrase or idea
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- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
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