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| English | Russian |
| adage goes | пословица говорит (akimboesenko) |
| 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) |
| old adage | старинная поговорка (Дмитрий_Р) |
| old adage | старая пословица (Дмитрий_Р) |
| 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) |
| the old adage applies | Уместно старое изречение (With telemarketers, the old adage applies: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.) |