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When you want to refer to a popular proverb or saying, you can introduce it by saying "You know what they say". For example, "You know what they say, a friend in need is a friend indeed." "You know what they say, you scratch my back and I'll scrath yours."

Just in case, the first one means a friend who helps you when you really need help is a true friend. The second one? You help me and I'll help you.

In a real conversation, if the saying is really famous, people may just say the first part of it, instead of saying it all, because everyone knows the rest of it. For example, "You know what they say, while the cat's awsay…." or "You know what they say, when in Rome…." If these proverbs are not familiar to you, come visit our website on Thursday and find out the rest of them.

For now, let's practice the phrase together. Please repeat after me:

You know what they say.