old+wives'+tale
11old wives' tale — A traditional belief or idea which has been proved wrong by science is called an old wives tale. The belief that chocolate causes acne is an old wives tale …
12old wives' tale — a myth, an old story that contains little truth One old wives tale says that goose fat will cure a cold …
13old wives' tale — noun an erroneous idea, superstitious belief, etc., such as is traditionally ascribed to old women …
14The Old Wives' Tale — Infobox Book | name = The Old Wives s Tale title orig = translator = image caption = author = Arnold Bennett illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = subject = genre = Novel publisher = Chapman and Hall… …
15(an) old wives' tale — an old ˈwives tale idiom (disapproving) an old idea or belief that has been proved not to be scientific Main entry: ↑oldidiom …
16an old wives' tale — a piece of advice or an idea which a lot of people believed in the past but which we now know is wrong. It s an old wives tale that drinking alcohol before you go to bed helps you sleep …
17old wives' tale — noun Date: circa 1590 an often traditional belief that is not based on fact ; superstition …
18old wives' tale — a traditional belief, story, or idea that is often of a superstitious nature. [1670 80] * * * …
19old wives' tale — noun a) A supposed truth that has been passed down by word of mouth b) A rumour, myth or superstition; something which is almost certainly untrue, despite acceptance by many …
20old wives' tale — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. superstition, lore, folklore, belief, myth, fallacy …
