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old saw
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old sawnoun
a cliché, saying, or overused expression; especially a proverb or maxim
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old saw
A saw is an old saying or commonly repeated phrase or idea; a conventional wisdom. While "old saw" is a common phrase for "saw", some consider it a tautology.Among various synonyms for "saying", dictionaries from 18th century singled out "saw" as a vulgar, uneducated wisdom, often based in superstitions. This flavor is seen in the expressions "old women's saws" and "old wife's saws".
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Oswald
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of old saw in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of old saw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of old saw in a Sentence
Robert Heinlein, Time Enough For Love:
That old saw about the early bird just proves that the worm should have stayed in bed.
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