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  2. 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:

  3. 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).

  4. List of Tamil proverbs - Wikipedia

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    The List of Tamil Proverbs consists of some of the commonly used by Tamil people and their diaspora all over the world. [1] There were thousands and thousands of proverbs were used by Tamil people, it is harder to list all in one single article, the list shows a few proverbs.

  5. One for Sorrow (nursery rhyme) - Wikipedia

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    In the 19th century book, A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, a proverb concerning magpies is recited: "A single magpie in spring, foul weather will bring". The book further explains that this superstition arises from the habits of pairs of magpies to forage together only when the weather is fine.

  6. 75 of the Best Quotes About Sons That Will Warm Your Heart ...

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    Proverbs 29:17. 71. “And he said to him, ‘Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.” — Luke 15:31. Funny Instagram Quotes About Sons. Callum Hill/Unsplash.

  7. Proverbs 5 - Wikipedia

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    Proverbs 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of several wisdom literature collections, with the heading in 1:1 may be intended to regard Solomon as the traditional author of the whole book, but the dates of the individual collections are difficult to determine, and the book probably ...

  8. List of Latin phrases - Wikipedia

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    List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of ecclesiastical abbreviations; List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents in English; List of Greek phrases

  9. Book of Proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Papyrus Bodmer VI, featuring a Coptic translation of Proverbs (4th/5th century AD) "Proverb" is a translation of the Hebrew word mashal, but "mashal" has a wider range of meanings than the short, catchy saying implied by the English word. Thus, roughly half the book is made up of "sayings" of this type, while the other half consists of longer ...