Meaning & use
proverbial
Referred to as if famous or well known, often echoing a common saying or expression.
See it in a sentence
He finally kicked the proverbial bucket of procrastination and finished the report early.
Losing the account was the proverbial last straw that ended their partnership.
A note on using this word
Proverbial usually signals that the speaker is deliberately using a familiar phrase or cliche, as in 'the proverbial needle in a haystack'.
Words with a similar meaning
legendarywell-known
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