English-German translations for proverbial

sprichwörtlichWie der sprichwörtliche Vogel Strauß stecken wir die Köpfe in den Sand. Our heads are in the sand, like the proverbial ostrich. Es sollte daher alles getan werden, um die sprichwörtliche goldene Mitte zu finden. Everything should therefore be done to find the proverbial golden mean. Wir schauen uns auf dem sprichwörtlich staubigen mexikanischen Marktplatz um. Und dort sitzt der Rat an dem kleinen Bahnhof in der Sonne. We look around the proverbial dusty Mexican square and there, in the sun, by the little station, sits the Council.
proverbial

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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