engelska-svenska översättning av proverbial

allmänt kändUnder de senaste tio åren har den brittiska budgeten, som är allmänt känd för att vara måttlig, ökat med 100 procent, det vill säga två och en halv gånger så mycket som EU-budgeten.For example, over the past ten years, the proverbially modest UK budget has increased by 100%, hence two and half times more than the EU budget.

Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale
Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor
Widely known; famous; stereotypical
Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase
The groin or the testicles

the proverbial smoking gun
proverbial spilled milk
I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.
I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.
Are you taking the proverbial?

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