There is a common saying that "Playing on the Lantern Festival."

俗话说“闹元宵”。

youdao

This is a common saying.

这是一个常见的词。

youdao

"Well, it's a very common saying. Who will care so much about that?"the driver answered.

“哦，这是一个俗语。在这个问题上，谁会在意那么多呢？”司机回答说。

youdao

A proverb is a short,well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

A proverb is a short,well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

"We're at a point in time when we think we have a real opportunity because with the signing of this joint declaration, the parties are coming together and saying that we share a common commitment to address the situation and to offer children better hope for the future through education."

VOA: special.2010.10.26

This is an increasingly common way of saying politely that her original idea failed so she came up with a different idea really fast.

FORBES: Plum Rents Clothes As Your Baby Grows

My only caveat is that he has a lot more in common with those saying we are headed for doomsday than he thinks he does.

FORBES: Nobody Understands Debt--Including Paul Krugman

France's President Francois Hollande rejected proposals to cut spending on agriculture, saying "the Common Agricultural Policy is not a French policy but a European one".

BBC: EU budget summit opens with hard bargaining