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    proverbial

    • IPA[prəˈvəːbɪəl]

    英式

    • adj.
      (of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom；well known, especially so as to be stereotypical
    • n.
      used to stand for a word or phrase that is normally part of a proverb or idiom but is not actually uttered

    • noun: proverbial, plural noun: proverbials

    • 釋義

    形容詞

    • 1. (of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb
    • ▪ well known, especially so as to be stereotypical the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial

    名詞

    • 1. used to stand for a word or phrase that is normally part of a proverb or idiom but is not actually uttered one word out of line, and the proverbial hits the fan
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    proverbial

    • IPA[prəˈvərbēəl]

    美式

    • adj.
      (of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom: I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb

    Oxford American Dictionary