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old saw
noun
A cliché, saying, or overused expression; especially a proverb or maxim
Exact(57)
Ah, that old saw.
The old saw remains true.
There's the old saw about hemlines.
The old saw that the customer is always right?
It's the old saw, that strong fences make good neighbors.
Love or money, as the old saw goes.
Forget the old saw that cash is king.
"One of them is a very old saw.
Similar(3)
The 36-year-old saw his side narrowly miss out on County Championship promotion last season.
Markets technically discount all known information, adhering to the age-old saw "The market knows".
"Yesterday my 9 year-old saw some footage from Charlottesville.
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