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old wives' tale

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old wives' tale
Fig. a myth or superstition. You really don't believe that stuff about starving a cold do you? It's just an old wives' tale.
See also: old, tale


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Seemingly, the finding strengthens the old wives' tale that lying with your feet up after sex improves your chances of having a baby if you are woman.
Spokesman Conor Faughnan added: "It's an old wives' tale.
The tradition has its roots in an old wives' tale brought by German immigrant farmers.
 
 
 
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