Proverbial /(?)/

Pro·ver·bi·al

Proverbial

a.
  1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial.
    In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst.
  2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.