Ääntäminen
Southern England
- UK:
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Määritelmät
Adjektiivi
- Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
- Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)
- Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
Substantiivi
- (euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
- (euphemistic, in the plural) The groin or the testicles.
Esimerkit
- Doris: You're making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.
- I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.
- I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.
- Then, like the proverbial London bus, three come along in quick succession.
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