Sayings

 [sey-ing]  

say·ing

   [sey-ing]
noun
1.
something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
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Idiom
2.
go without saying, to be completely self-evident; be understood: It goes without saying that you are welcome to visit us at any time.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (gerund); see say1, -ing1

Synonyms
1. maxim, adage, saw, aphorism.

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