saying

Examples

• All

• There's a saying in the Army: "No man left behind."

  Camp Hideout (2023)

• The Chinese have a saying.

  The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

• You know the saying, "God, family, football"?

  HIM (2025)

• It's an old saying, but I believe it.

  Find Me Guilty (2006)

• "There used to be a saying that the camera cannot lie," she wrote.

  Academic text (2017)

• All right, So one of my favorite sayings is that fast beats free.

• We have a saying, "The trees that bend a little to the harmless breeze, will later grow to withstand the wild wind."

  Lost Horizon (1973)

• The Queen also remembered an old saying: Let youths lead elders on new paths.

  Fiction book (1994)

• "Well," he said, quoting one of Walter's sayings in Walter's voice, "it's all in knowing how."

  Fiction book (1992)

• In many cultures, there is a popular saying: "Actions speak louder than words."

Synonyms

E

expression

vssaying

187 4.1

A word or phrase used by people in a certain situation with a special meaning

is specifically a well known phrase that often expresses truth or advice

C

catchphrase

vssaying

38 3.9

A short phrase many people know and repeat

is more general, used across situations to state truth or advice

P

proverb

vssaying

37 3.9

A short well-known saying that gives advice or a general truth

is any well known phrase used in particular situations to give advice

A

adage

vssaying

32 4.2

A well-known short saying that gives advice or shows a general truth

is the more general familiar phrase used across situations

O

old saying

vssaying

28 2.8

A short traditional phrase that gives advice or a general truth

is the general class of familiar phrases used in many situations

M

maxim

vssaying

15 5.5

A short, well-known saying that gives a general rule for life

is broader, any familiar phrase used in situations, not only rules

G

gnome

vssaying

• Literature

11 9.9

A short, wise saying that tells a general truth

is broader, covering many familiar phrases beyond pithy principles

A

aphorism

vssaying

9 7.4

A short, clever saying that shows a general truth

is similar but not necessarily clever or witty in tone

F

famous quote

vssaying

6 2.5

A saying that many people know and repeat

is used in everyday situations to express truth or give advice

S

saw

vssaying

5 6.4

A short memorable saying that gives common advice

is any common phrase used in situations, not only memorable maxims

O

old saw

vssaying

4 7.7

A common saying many people repeat that gives simple advice

is any familiar phrase used in situations, not only long repeated ones

L

locution

vssaying

2 9.4

A word or phrase used by certain people in particular situations

is the familiar phrase type that usually expresses general truth or advice

B

byword

vssaying

1 7.6

A short saying that is easy to remember and expresses a general truth

is broader, including familiar phrases that may not condense principles

S

stock phrase

vssaying

1 3.3

A common saying used so often it sounds tired

is any familiar phrase used aptly in situations, not necessarily clichéd

Idioms

G

to go without saying

• Informal

38 3.9

So obvious that people do not need to say it

T

that's saying something

• Informal

7.7

Shows that what was said is especially impressive or surprising

Compounds

O

old saying

28 2.8

A short traditional phrase that gives advice or a general truth

How Wise

proverb

37 3.9

saying

201 1.7

remark

371 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology