folk expressions
Handed-down verbal wisdom
Folk expressions are sayings, phrases, and figures of speech passed down through generations within a community or culture.
They include proverbs, idioms, and traditional turns of phrase that carry shared wisdom or common understanding: A stitch in time saves nine, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Folk expressions often preserve older vocabulary or grammatical patterns that have otherwise faded from everyday speech.
- as blind as a batSeverely visually impaired
- as busy as a beeIdiom for tireless activity
- till death do us partMatrimonial permanence oath
- handed-downPassed to successors
- colloquialismsInformal everyday expressions
bite the bullet · as sharp as a tack · peace be with you · as cool as a cucumber · spill the beans · barking up the wrong tree · adages · break the ice · old wives' tale · pull someone's leg · burn the midnight oil · once in a blue moon · piece of cake · sayings · kick the bucket · proverbs · like two peas in a pod · birds of a feather
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- folk wisdomproverb, saying, proverbs, traditional lore, adage
- sayingssayings, saying, proverb, proverbs, adage
- dialectregionalisms, vernacular, localisms, rural dialect, patois
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- linguisticslinguistics, phoneme, phonemes, morpheme, morphemes
folk expressionsformal language
Elevated, rule-governed expression
legal terminology · diplomatic language · officialese · legalese · official language
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