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gen. as the phrase goes; as the saying runs; as they speak; as the word is (Abete); as the expression goes (goroshko); as they say; as the saying is; as the phrase has it (Ремедиос_П); as the metaphor goes (A.Rezvov); what you would call (Aprilen); proverbial (right now I think have the proverbial need to fucking know – фраза из фильма Olympus has fallen – контекстуальный перевод Telecaster); proverbial (He turned up just like the proverbial bad penny vogeler); as we say (suburbian)
Игорь Миг I guess
amer. the thinking goes (If you can't actually take time off without having to make sure everything is going right at the office, the thinking goes, you aren't managing your teams well. goodmotto)
idiom. proverbially (askandy); to coin a phrase (something you say before using an expression that has been very popular or used too much: Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. Захарова Н.А.); like they say (Andrey Truhachev)
inf. you know what they say (Keep trying, and you'll figure it out. You know what they say: if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. VLZ_58); if you will (= as they say, as the saying goes; в т.ч. как фраза-паразит 4uzhoj)
Makarov. as the saying goes (We knew Rob well, he was a kind, caring man, but we never approved of his friends or their ways. As the saying goes, different clothes may hang on the same line)
как говорится...
gen. as the phrase the saying goes...
как говорят
gen. as the phrase goes; as the story goes; as the saying is; as the saying goes; the story goes; as we say (suburbian)
Игорь Миг as it's said; as they say; is said to; according to the rumors
progr. is said to be (ssn)
как говорилось
gen. as stated (Словарь Б.Н. Климзо I. Havkin); as mentioned (Словарь Б.Н. Климзо I. Havkin); as asserted (Словарь Б.Н. Климзо I. Havkin)
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