The Word: Proverbial

Part of Speech: Adjective

The Source Sentence and (Page Number): Funny In Farsi (pg. 57) "But, like all buffalo, he eventually grew big and turned into the proverbial bull in the china shop."

Context Clues: "gentle, turned into" The buffalo was once gentle but turned into a typical bull.(ant.)

Definition: Of relating: or resembling a proverb.

Your Original Sentence: The proverbial student, known for being in all honors classes, walked down the hall with all of his books, ready to study.

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