He became a proverb in his own lifetime for his stinginess.
তার কৃপণতার জন্য সে জীবদ্দশাতেই একটি প্রবাদে পরিণত হয়েছিল।
COLLOCATIONS
a classic proverb, an ancient proverb, to quote a proverb
WORD FORMSPlural: proverbsUSAGE NOTES
A proverb is typically a complete sentence that offers advice or wisdom, whereas an 'idiom' is a phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the individual words.