proverbial

Word family

1 the proverbial something SAYINGused when you describe something using part of a well-known expression 俗话所说的，常言道

The store had everything including the proverbial kitchen sink.

那家商店应有尽有，包括常说的厨房洗涤池。

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the proverbial something• The store had everything including the proverbial kitchen sink.

2 SLSAYINGrelating to a proverb 谚语的，格言的

a proverbial expression

谚语

3 SAYINGwell known by a lot of people 众所周知的

His modesty is proverbial.

他的谦虚人人皆知。

—proverbially adverbadv

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proverbial• The result was a level of corruption which became proverbial.• From an easygoing girl she had metamorphosed into some one who wanted the proverbial all-or-nothing relationship.• Santorini is about as stable as the proverbial blancmange.• They speak an extraordinarily complex language rich in vocabulary, idiom, and proverbial expression.• Today, South Park offers a self-fulfilling buzz, a spot with that proverbial Left Bank feel about it.• Naturally, there is the proverbial robin - well, robins to be precise.• Ah, yes: The proverbial three-hour tour.• It was as if the strength of the sea had turned to the proverbial water.

proverbial expression• They speak an extraordinarily complex language rich in vocabulary, idiom, and proverbial expression.

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Corpus

BNC: 13873 COCA: 13679

proverbial

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