saying
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
saying/ˈseɪɪŋ/
▶noun a short, commonly known expression containing advice or wisdom; an adage or maxim.
– phrases
as (or so) the saying goes (or is) used to introduce a proverb, cliché, etc.
as (or so) the saying goes (or is) used to introduce a proverb, cliché, etc.
'saying' also found in these Oxford entries:
adage
- apophthegm
- bite
- bridesmaid
- charm
- commonplace
- comparison
- continuative
- cross
- dead duck
- dicky
- duh
- epigram
- epigraph
- French leave
- get
- goodbye
- grease
- hang
- help
- hem
- hesitation
- illocution
- implicature
- infer
- intercession
- interrupt
- jurisdiction
- leave-taking
- logion
- look
- make
- peekaboo
- prologue
- proverb
- rake
- salt-and-pepper
- saw
- say
- shoo
- show
- silent
- soi-disant
- square
- step
- taciturn
- talk
- thanks
- till
