Proverbial - English meaning

Proverbial – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
(of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom.
Usage examples:
I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb

noun
Used to stand for a word or phrase that is normally part of a proverb or idiom but is not actually uttered.
Usage examples:
One word out of line, and the proverbial hits the fan

adjective
(of a statement) commonly known, esp. because it is from a proverb or saying known by many people, or because it expresses a truth known by a particular group of people
Usage examples:
Yelling at me was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back.

Proverbial translation into English

Proverbial: translate from English into Chinese

谚语

Proverbial: translate from English into Dutch

Spreekwoordelijk

Proverbial: translate from English into French

Proverbial

Proverbial: translate from English into German

Sprichwörtlich

Proverbial: translate from English into Hindi

कहावत, लौकिक, कहावती, लोक-प्रसिद्ध, सब-विदित, लोकसिद्ध

Proverbial: translate from English into Italian

Proverbiale

Proverbial: translate from English into Korean

유명한, 속담의

Proverbial: translate from English into Russian

Пресловутый, Провербиальный, Общеизвестный, Вошедший в поговорку

Proverbial: translate from English into Spanish

Proverbial

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin proverbialis, from proverbium (see proverb).

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Proverbial – similar words

proverbially

adverb
In a way that relates to a well-known saying or phrase
Usage examples:
We must be living in those “interesting times” often proverbially mentioned., it is proverbially im…

Proverbially - all meanings in English