A figure of speech such as 'going to the dogs' is called an adage, a saying, an expression, a cliche, a catchphrase, or truism.
An adage.
Maxim and adage are types of popular sayings.Example:It isn't whether you win or lose that counts, it's how you play the game.Two wrongs don't make a right.What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger.Where there's a will, there's a way.
An adage can be told in any language, including Latin.It originated from the Latin word adagium (plural form adagia).An adage is a saying or phrase.Some examples in Latin:Ancipiti plus ferit ense gula.Gluttony kills more than the sword.Bonis quod bene fit haud peritWhatever is done for good men is never done in vain.Candor dat viribus alasSincerity gives wings to strength.Mutantur omnia nos et mutamur in illisAll things change, and we change with them.Veni vidi viciI came, I saw, I conquered.Veritas vos liberabitThe truth shall make you free.
The Personal Maxim (axiom, adage, saying for which he was always known) of Caesar Caligula; "Let them hate me, as long as they fear me"
A figure of speech such as 'going to the dogs' is called an adage, a saying, an expression, a cliche, a catchphrase, or truism.
Synonyms for "adage":ApothegmAphorismAxiomBywordDictumEpigramExpressionMaximMottoPhrasePreceptProverbQuipSaying
"An old adage states that 'laughter is the best medicine,' emphasizing the positive effects of humor on one's well-being."
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un adage is a proverb in French
the adage is a child with rabbies
Experience bears out the old adage; "Out of sight, out of mind."The adage 'Every baby brings its own love' usually turns out to be true.He often quoted the adage about curiosity killing the cat.He believed in the old adage that a family that prays together stays together.
Adage = the saying is ' the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet'
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It is a PROVERB. :)
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