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adage | American Dictionary

adage
noun[ C ]
us/ˈæd·ɪdʒ/
a wise saying or proverb:
He remembered the old adage, "Look before you leap."

Examples of adage

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For any of us who had forgotten the old adage that a drug is a poison, this book supplies a useful reminder.
This adage suggests a selection effect whereby disruptive individuals will choose or self-select themselves into deviant groups.
After a little time, one can see how the adage of keeping it simple applies quite aptly.
However, the old adage that a book can never be judged by its cover rings true here.
Also, there is the adage that to truly understand the basics one needs to see how those convert into technical detail.
Is there any empirical truth to the folk adage that children will "grow out of it"?
The third chapter assesses a number of adages the elders employ to communicate moral instruction, making use of a wide range of metaphors.
I should have remembered the old adage that one shouldn't wish for things - one might get them.
Isotopically, fiddler crabs appear to be an exception to the adage that 'you are what you eat'.
This combination of wins and saves is nearly the equivalent of seven full seasons, thus proving the adage about the importance of pitching.
A thing of beauty, goes an old adage, is a joy forever.
The show business adage that the best performances ' leave the audience wanting more ' applies equally well to educational endeavors.
This puts a much higher premium on the old adage of task-independent formulation of knowledge.
I am reminded of that old adage: the more we know, the more we know how little we know.
An old adage of health policy is that every dollar spent on medical care is a dollar of somebody's income.
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