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old saws
noun as in banality
Strongest match
noun as in story
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in fable
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It would make the old saws useless if they were, and deprive us of one of the truest of them all, ‘Variety is the spice of life.’
Many old saws and sayings would justify this belief; but the Bandit and the Buccaneer could not hit it off together.
Don't anybody dare spring old saws and sayings on me in my present mood.
We cease to believe in friendship; we quote old saws, and fancy ourselves cruelly used.
Old saws beaten at the country forge furnished them with sabres, and pewter mugs and dishes supplied material for bullets.
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On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to old saw, such as: platitude, adage, boiler, buzzword, chestnut, and corn.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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