A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
A drama exemplifying a proverb.
A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.
To name in, or as, a proverb.
To write or utter proverbs.
To provide with a proverb.
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.
The act of setting a price.