proverbial

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well known phrase

I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.

The groin or the testicles
Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale

Doris: You're making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.

Widely known; famous; stereotypical

I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.

{a} mentioned in a proverb, common
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a (Atasözü); "he kicked the (Atasözü)ial bucket"; "the (Atasözü)ial grasshopper"
widely known and spoken of; "her (Atasözü)ial lateness"; "the (Atasözü)ial absentiminded professor"; "your (Atasözü)ial dizzy blonde"
Of or pertaining to (Atasözü)s; resembling a (Atasözü)
of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb
{s} resembling a parable, similar to an adage, of a (Atasözü); commonly known, widely known
You use proverbial to show that you know the way you are describing something is one that is often used or is part of a popular saying. My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street
Mentioned or comprised in a (Atasözü); used as a (Atasözü); hence, commonly known; as, a (Atasözü)ial expression; his meanness was (Atasözü)ial
groin, in plural: the testicles
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a (Atasözü); "he kicked the (Atasözü)ial bucket"; "the (Atasözü)ial grasshopper
widely known; famous
widely known and spoken of; "her (Atasözü)ial lateness"; "the (Atasözü)ial absentiminded professor"; "your (Atasözü)ial dizzy blonde" of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a (Atasözü); "he kicked the (Atasözü)ial bucket"; "the (Atasözü)ial grasshopper
proverbially
In a manner that uses proverbs
proverbially
{a} in or by a proverb, by maxims
proverbially
In a manner reminiscent of proverb
proverbially
through an adage, through a parable, by using a (Atasözü)
proverbially
In a (Atasözü)ial manner; by way of (Atasözü); hence, commonly; universally; as, it is (Atasözü)ially said; the bee is (Atasözü)ially busy
proverbially
in the manner of something that has become a byword; "this (Atasözü)ially bitter plant, wormwood
proverbial
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