they say en · X
Meanings
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see they, say.
They said the house was haunted.
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Used to introduce a statement as common knowledge. (This entry is a translation hub.)
They say the number 13 is unlucky.
1. What are some of the things they said man would never do? 2. Name some dreams once thought of as impossible but have been realized. 3. Give examples of man's achievements[…]
2003, The New Dimensions in Learning English, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 447:Take the worst with the best, there's Grimaldi the souldier, a very well-timbred fellow: they say he is a Roman, Nephew to the Duke Mount Ferratto; they say he did good service in the warrs against the Millanoys.
c. 1626 or 1629–1633 (first performance), [John Ford], ’Tis Pitty Shee’s a Whore […], London: […] Nicholas Okes for Richard Collins, […], published 1633, →OCLC, Act I:"Let's talk about you. Why did you break up with the general?" *: "Maybe it's time I really got to know the lowly doughboy." […] *: "A cop and a reporter..." Mason rubbed his chin and feigned a thoughtful pause. "Well, they said man would never fly."
2016, John A. Connell, Ruins of War, Berkley, →ISBN, page 251:
Relateds
you know what they say · as they say · as the saying goes · word is · so they say
Synonyms
people say · it is commonly said · people in general say · a common saying is
Translations (12)
cmn 別人都説 /别人都说 (it is commonly said) · de es heißt (it is commonly said) · de man sagt (it is commonly said) · cmn 據說 /据说 (it is commonly said) · sv det heter (it is commonly said) · sv man säger (it is commonly said) · cmn 他們説 /他们说 (it is commonly said) · bg ка́зват (it is commonly said) · ro se zice (it is commonly said) · fi niinhän sitä sanotaan, että... (it is commonly said) · cmn 人們説 /人们说 (it is commonly said) · cmn 他們都説 /他们都说 (it is commonly said)