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  2. Category:English proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "English proverbs" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:

  4. List of English proverbs - Wikipedia

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  5. Proverb - Wikipedia

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    However, unlike the examples given above in English, all of which are anti-proverbs, Tatira's examples are standard proverbs. Where the English proverbs above are meant to make a potential customer smile, in one of the Zimbabwean examples "both the content of the proverb and the fact that it is phrased as a proverb secure the idea of a secure ...

  6. Category:Proverbs - Wikipedia

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  7. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).

  8. Idiom - Wikipedia

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    The following two trees illustrate proverbs: The fixed words of the proverbs (in orange) again form a catena each time. The adjective nitty-gritty and the adverb always are not part of the respective proverb and their appearance does not interrupt the fixed words of the proverb. A caveat concerning the catena-based analysis of idioms concerns ...

  9. Category:Proverbs by language - Wikipedia

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    English proverbs (31 P) F. French proverbs (1 P) G. ... Pages in category "Proverbs by language" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.