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proverbial

C2 adj

proverbial /pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/ nghĩa là thuộc tục ngữ, như tục ngữ

Các nghĩa

  1. thuộc tục ngữ, như tục ngữ

    Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.

    The busyness of a beaver is proverbial.

    The beaver in this instance upheld the reputation of the proverbial one: her output was prodigious.

    Doris: You're making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.

  2. theo nghĩa bóng, theo cách nói tục ngữ

    Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)

    the proverbial smoking gun

    the proverbial spilled milk

    The visit was a warning shot across our proverbial bow

  3. nổi tiếng, ai cũng biết, điển hình

    Widely known; famous; stereotypical.

    I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.

    Mr. Obama has presented himself as a fresh face, unsteeped in Washington and the proverbial “politics as usual.”

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