Phrase guide

as the saying goes

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: you know what they say

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: as they say, so they say, you know what they say

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كما يقول المثل — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Catalan: com diu la dita — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Chinese Mandarin: 俗話說 /俗话说 (súhuàshuō) — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古諺有云 (gǔyànyǒuyún) — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Finnish: sanotaan — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Finnish: että — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Finnish: kuten sanotaan — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • French: comme dit le proverbe — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • French: comme on dit — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • French: comme dirait l'autre — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • German: wie das Sprichwort sagt — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Irish: mar a deir an seanfhocal — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Italian: come dice il detto — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Korean: 속담에도 있듯이 (sokdamedo itdeusi) — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Persian: به قول معروف (be qowl-e ma'ruf) — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Polish: jak to się mówi — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Portuguese: como diz o ditado — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Russian: как говори́тся — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Russian: ... (kak govorítsja, ...) — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Spanish: como dice el dicho — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Spanish: es un decir — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Spanish: vamos al decir — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Spanish: voy al decir — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Swedish: som det heter — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Tagalog: ikanga — said as a lead to a proverb or similar
  • Ukrainian: як то кажуть (jak to kažutʹ) — said as a lead to a proverb or similar