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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