Finding a good language course on the Internet is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.
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Proverbial
Synonyms for "proverbial" (53 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (26)
platitudinouspointedpublicpungentself-evidentsententioussuccincttalked abouttalked-abouttalked-oftersetime-honoredtraditionaltritetruistictypicaluniversally admitteduniversally recognizedwell-kennedwell-known
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Adjective(3 words)
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More general
1 entriesdescriptive adjective
More specific
4 entriesclichéd usagecommon expressionidiomatic expressionidiomatic usage
Collocations
5 entriesproverbial clichéproverbial expressionproverbial phraseproverbial sayingproverbial wisdom
Inflections
2 entriesmore proverbialmost proverbial
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Trump thinks he's the proverbial 800-pound gorilla.
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Yanni's loud music was just the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
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Although the proverbial fountain of youth does not exist, research in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that a youthful old age is possible if one remains fit and active.
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