saying, n.
(sayings)
(sayings)
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
expression locution saying
sample sentences
"pardon the expression"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
Beatitude
logion
calque, calque formation, loan translation
advice and consent
ambiguity
euphemism
dysphemism
shucks
tongue twister
anatomical, anatomical reference
southernism
motto, slogan, shibboleth, catchword
maxim, axiom
epigram, quip
proverb, adage, saw, byword
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
agrapha
sumpsimus
hypernym