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as the saying goes in Persian

به قول معروف be qowl-e ma'ruf

as the saying goes in Persian: به قول معروف (be qowl-e ma'ruf). In English, as the saying goes means used before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.

Persian words for as the saying goes

said as a lead to a proverb or similar
به قول معروف be qowl-e ma'ruf

English meaning of as the saying goes

  1. phrase Used before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.

Full definition of as the saying goes

as the saying goes in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: you know what they say

Synonyms of as the saying goes

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Questions about as the saying goes in Persian

What is the meaning of as the saying goes in Persian?
As the saying goes in Persian is به قول معروف (be qowl-e ma'ruf).
معنی as the saying goes چیست؟
As the saying goes: به قول معروف (be qowl-e ma'ruf).
What does as the saying goes mean in English?
As the saying goes means used before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: as the saying goes (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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