Antonyms for old saw


Grammar : Adj, noun


Definition of old saw

  • As in hackneyed : adj clichéd, tired
  • As in banality : noun common saying
  • As in story : noun account, news
  • As in fable : noun fantasy, story
Example sentences :
  • He did not believe in the old saw about the devil being dead.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • Well, he who laughs last—you'll remember the old saw; I'll see to that.
  • Extract from : « Revenge » by Arthur Porges
  • As the 'old saw' has it, my dear madam, 'Man proposes, but——'
  • Extract from : « Mr. Punch's Book of Love » by Various
  • There is an old saw that declares it to be, like kissing, never out of season.
  • Extract from : « In the West Country » by Francis A. Knight
  • The first steel plow was made in 1837 from an old saw blade!
  • Extract from : « The Challenge of the Country » by George Walter Fiske
  • There is an old saw that he who acts as his own lawyer has a fool for a client.
  • Extract from : « Defenseless America » by Hudson Maxim
  • The old saw as to the songs and laws of a country may or may not be true.
  • Extract from : « Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country » by William C. Griggs
  • Old Saw Bones just told me I could see you for five minutes–but to do 204all the talking.
  • Extract from : « Aces Up » by Covington Clarke
  • It is an old saw that what is too foolish to be said can be sung.
  • Extract from : « The Cup of Fury » by Rupert Hughes
  • This, in turn, reminds us of the old saw: "A lie has no legs."
  • Extract from : « Proverb Lore » by F. Edward Hulme

Synonyms for old saw

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