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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | adage goes | пословица говорит (akimboesenko) |
| idiom. | an old adage has it | как говорится в старой пословице (Дюнан) |
| gen. | as the old adage tells us | как гласит старая пословица (напр, as the old adage tells us, "people will take a hot stove if it's free" Olga Okuneva) |
| bible.term. | biblical adage | библейское выражение (Soulbringer) |
| gen. | old adage | старинная поговорка (Дмитрий_Р) |
| gen. | old adage | старая пословица (Дмитрий_Р) |
| gen. | the old adage applies | уместно привести старое изречение (With telemarketers, the old adage applies: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | the old adage applies | Уместно старое изречение (With telemarketers, the old adage applies: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.) |