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How to pronounce proverb in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms adage, byword, saw
Type of expression, locution, saying
Derivation proverbial

Examples of proverb

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The more things change, the more they stay the same, or so the old proverb goes.
From the smh.com.au
Far der velt muz men mer yoytse zayn vi far Got aleyn, says the Yiddish proverb.
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Old Chinese proverb, people that live in grass houses shouldn't throw lawnmowers.
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The proverb is that an attorney who represents himself has a fool for a client.
From the forbes.com
Women, in line with an old Chinese proverb, should marry the right man, Lee said.
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A Pashtun proverb warns that you can hire an Afghan, but you can never buy him.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
I could guess that most zealots aren't thrilled with reference to this proverb.
From the iftomm2003.com
At the high-level talks, Geithner quoted a Chinese proverb, feng yu tong zhou.
From the businessweek.com
This term is always hyphenated, to distinguish it from the unrelated term proverb.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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