- A
proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an
adage is a simple,
traditional saying that
expresses a
perceived truth based on
common sense or experience. Proverbs...
- An anti-
proverb or a
perverb is the
transformation of a
standard proverb for
humorous effect.
Paremiologist Wolfgang Mieder defines them as "parodied,...
- A ****anese
proverb (諺, ことわざ, kotowaza) may take the form of: a
short saying (言い習わし, iinarawashi), an
idiomatic phrase (慣用句, kan'yōku), or a four-character...
- Look up
proverb, byspel, proverbial, or
Proverbs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
proverb is a
simple and
concrete saying po****rly
known and repeated...
-
generalizations and thus a
particular proverb will have
specific situations where it is not applicable.
Knowing when a
proverb is
inapplicable is part of the...
- your cake and eat it (too) is a po****r
English idiomatic proverb or
figure of speech. The
proverb literally means "you
cannot simultaneously retain possession...
- want of a
horseshoe nail. [citation needed] "For want of a nail" is a
proverb,
having numerous variations over
several centuries,
reminding that seemingly...
- Manipuri-English
dictionary (
Proverb)". dsal.uchicago.edu.
University of Chicago. p. 113.
Retrieved 27
April 2023. pāorou ꯄꯥꯑꯣꯔꯧ /pao.rəu/ n.
proverb. Morph: pāo‑rou...
- "The road to **** is
paved with good intentions" is a
proverb or aphorism. A
common meaning of the
phrase is that
wrongdoings or evil
actions are often...
- A
Korean proverb (Korean: 속담, Sok-dam) is a
concise idiom in the
Korean language which describes a fact in a
metaphorical way for
instruction or satire...
