proverbial

The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust.

那辆豪华轿车沿着公路向前飞驰而去，车后扬起了俗话说的滚滚尘土。

However, this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg as smart buildings and even cities increasingly become the norm as leaders and business owners begin to wake up to the massive savings that technology can deliver.

而随着领导人和企业主开始意识到，通过技术所能带来的巨大储蓄，智能建筑甚至智能城市都开始成为常态，这就仅仅是众所周知的冰山一角。

Their hospitality is proverbial.

他们的热情好客人人皆知。

In the advance of the movement, the humorous saying has acquired a proverbial currency, "Quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I've done it hundreds of time."

在这一运动的推进中，幽默的说法众所周知：“戒烟是世界上最容易的事。我已经做过几百次了。”

The proverbial will hit the fan, if you get one word out of line.

你若一字不当，便会臭名远扬（proverbial 代替 shit）。