As the saying is - definition of as the saying is by The Free ...
www.thefreedictionary.com › as+the+saying+isn. Something, such as an adage or maxim, that is said. Synonyms: saying, maxim, adage, saw2, aphorism. These nouns refer to concise verbal expressions setting forth wisdom or a truth. A saying is an often repeated and familiar expression: a collection of philosophical sayings. Maxim denotes particularly an expression of a general truth or a rule of conduct: "For a wise man, he seemed to me ... to be governed too much by general maxims" (Edmund Burke).