adage
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈædɪdʒ/
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proverbio
- First and foremost, we need to remember the adage, think globally, act locally.
- the old adage
- follow the adage
- know the adage
OK, there's an old adage, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
- OK, there's an old adage, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
- I feel like I've gotten that old adage of work smarter, not harder.
- They're fundamental, fundamental, you know adages about how you ought to behave.
- You, you know, the adage people who can make you laugh can make you cry.
- Healthy people understand that old adage that perfect is the enemy of good.
- And by the way, the old adage a calorie is a calorie is now officially dead.
- It took me so long to take that adage seriously and I cannot believe how it changed my life.
- The first is there is this adage that you can't exercise your way out of a bad diet.
- There's a an adage in the recovery community which goes like this.
- You know, I used to go to the Himalayas and be off off radar for six weeks and that old age adage of no news is good news.
- And there's that old adage that you want to plant trees under whose shade you will never sit.
- There's an old adage that says, oh, don't take the first offer, wait for other offers.
- And there's the age-old adage of a healthy man wants many things, but a sick man wants only one.
- And I also learn isn't the adage goes retail is detail.
- Proverbs, adages, things that tell us what we ought to do.
- Two, it's the old adage that we all know to be true, which is I think you should be the poorest and the dumbest in as many rooms as you possibly can.
Examples
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There is some truth to the old adage, "if you do not use it, you may lose it."
Academic text (2015) -
There's an old adage that says, oh, don't take the first offer, wait for other offers.
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Healthy people understand that old adage that perfect is the enemy of good.
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And he had an adage which from a business sense was I think very, very smart.
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So, does your mother believe in the old adage that some women dress for men, but most women dress for other women?
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You know the old adage about the attorney representing himself having a fool for a client.
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In policy circles, the old adage is that where you stand depends on where you sit.
Academic text (1994) -
And there's that old adage that you want to plant trees under whose shade you will never sit.
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It comes back to the old adage, it's 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.
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The old adage 'actions speak louder than words' reminds us to demonstrate our intentions.
Synonyms
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1.7
A short well-known phrase that gives advice or a general truth
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3.9
A short well-known saying that gives advice or a general truth
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2.8
A short traditional phrase that gives advice or a general truth
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5.5
A short, well-known saying that gives a general rule for life
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9.9
A short, wise saying that tells a general truth
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7.4
A short, clever saying that shows a general truth
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6.4
A short memorable saying that gives common advice
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7.7
A common saying many people repeat that gives simple advice
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7.6
A short saying that is easy to remember and expresses a general truth
A short, clever saying that teaches a truth or gives advice
A short, wise saying that teaches a simple truth
Antonyms
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Etymology
Adage comes from Old French and the Latin word adagium, which meant a short 'saying' or 'proverb'. So an adage today is a well-known, often old saying that gives general advice.