All 3 Uses of
proverb
in
Anna Karenina
- The attache repeated the English proverb.†
Part 2 *proverb = a well-known, short saying that is thought to communicate wisdom
- "The conductor, forgetting the proverb, would have chucked me out on account of my attire; but thereupon I began expressing my feelings in elevated language, and...you, too," he said, addressing Karenin and forgetting his name, "at first would have ejected me on the ground of the old coat, but afterwards you took my part, for which I am extremely grateful."†
Part 4
- "How about the proverb?" said the prince, who had a long while been intent on the conversation, his little comical eyes twinkling.†
Part 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(proverb as in: the well-known proverb) a short saying -- typically well-known and accepted by many as offering good adviceThe adjective, proverbial, may refer to a proverb or to anything that is well-known -- as in "It is a proverbial fish story exaggeration."
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(2)
(Proverbs as in: from The Book of Proverbs) a work of wisdom literature found in both the Old Testament of the Christian Bible and the Hebrew Bible