proverbialadjective
uk/prəˈvɜː.bi.əl/us/prəˈvɝː.bi.əl/as used in a proverb or other phrase:
The players pointed the proverbial finger at themselves as the ones needing to improve.
well known:
his proverbial good humour
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- anagram
- catchphrase
- cliché
- cliché-ridden
- coin
- compound sentence
- concessive clause
- declarative sentence
- expression
- figure of speech
- fronting
- mission statement
- nugget
- phrasing
- proverb
- refrain
- relative clause
- simple sentence
- tail
- war cry
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proverbially
adverb uk/prəˈvɜː.bi.ə.li/us/prəˈvɝː.bi.ə.li/