proverbial
adjective uk/prəˈvɜː.bi.əl/ us/prəˈvɝː.bi.əl/
谚语的，俗话所说的，常言中的
as used in a proverb or other phrase
The players pointed the proverbial finger at themselves as the ones needing to improve. 这些球员简直就是在对自己竖中指，其实他们才是需要提高的人。
众所周知的
well known
his proverbial good humour 他那人人皆知的好脾气