taking the proverbial

A more polite version of 'Taking the piss'

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From one colleague to another:

"I hope you don't think I'm taking the proverbial by asking you to do this work"
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a pain in the proverbial

He was being a pain in the proverbial
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Proverbial verbs

Doing words encompassing connative explanation
Proverbial verbs encourage Acts.
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The proverbial champ

Used figuratively to express or accentuate the use of The Champ
Man, if Dave calls out of work again I am going to give him the Proverbial Champ
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Proverbial Haiku

Proverbial:

of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb: a phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.

Haiku:

a three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

Proverbial Haiku: a phrase in a haiku form.
"Proverbial Haiku," by Pseudonym The Wild

It's better to have,
loved and lost than never to,
have loved at all.
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fucking the proverbial dog

Jeff: What are you doing there?
Dave: Fucking the proverbial dog. ie. fucking the well known dog. ie. legally useless
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