English Explanatory Dictionary

old saw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cliché, saying, or overused expression, especially a proverb or maxim.

Pronunciation

En-au-old saw.ogg

Word forms

old saw old saws

Etymology

From Middle English olde sawe, old sawe, equivalent to old + saw (“a saying or proverb”).

Synonyms

old chestnut byword saying adage saw proverb maxim apothegm apophthegm dictum gnome gnomic saying mantra paroemia
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