a familiar proverb
11All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — is a proverb. Its meaning is that without time off from work, a person becomes bored and boring.The sentiment expressed by this proverb was first recorded thousands of years ago by the Egyptian sage Ptahhotep, who wrote in 2400 B.C., One that… …
12aphorism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. maxim, adage, proverb. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. saying, proverb, adage; see proverb , saying . See Synonym Study at saying . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. saying, proverb, maxim, axiom, adage,… …
13A picture is worth a thousand words — is a proverb that refers to the idea that complex stories can be described with just a single still image, or that an image may be more influential than a substantial amount of text. It also aptly characterizes the goals of visualization where… …
14humour — /hyooh meuhr/, n., v.t., Chiefly Brit. humor. Usage. See or1. * * * I (Latin; fluid ) In early Western physiological theory, one of the four body fluids thought to determine a person s temperament and features. As hypothesized by Galen, the four… …
15adage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proverb, saw, saying, aphorism, motto, maxim. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. aphorism, saying, maxim; see proverb , saying . See Synonym Study at saying . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.… …
16byword — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proverb; motto, slogan; shibboleth, password. See maxim, indication, nomenclature. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. standing joke, axiom, gnomic saying, catchword; see motto , proverb . III (Roget s 3… …
17saying — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. saw, maxim, proverb, adage, epigram, dictum, ipse dixit. See affirmation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mentioning, making clear, revealing, pointing out, giving out, remarking, noting, announcing,… …
18character — 01. Janet s new boyfriend is a real [character]; he gets everyone laughing. 02. Our dog has a good [character], and is great with children. 03. In my opinion, a woman s [character] is much more important than her physical appearance. 04. There is …
19dogs bark, but the caravan goes on — Quot. 1956 is a humorous inversion of the proverb. In most instances of this proverb, caravan is in its original sense of ‘a company of people travelling together in the desert’, but quot. 1956 uses the ‘mobile home’ sense. 1891 J. L. KIPLING… …
20pro|ver´bi|al|ly — pro|ver|bi|al «pruh VUR bee uhl», adjective. 1. a) of a proverb. b) expressed in a proverb: »proverbial wisdom. c) like a proverb: »proverbial brevity, a proverbial saying. 2. that has become a proverb: »the proverbial stitch in time. 3.… …
