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Old saw

noun

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

    "He's full of old saws, but he's not much for original advice."

Etymology

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

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