as the proverb says 正如谚语所说
come true 成真
fit the bill 符合标准
hold true 依然正确
proverbially speaking 按谚语来说
1. He didn't study at all, and now he has failed the exam, which is exactly to a proverb.
他完全不学习，现在考试不及格，这真是应了那句老话。
2. I warned him not to trust the stranger, but he did it anyway. When he was robbed, I said it was to a proverb.
我警告过他不要相信陌生人，但他还是那样做了。当他被抢劫时，我说这真是应了那句老话。
3. The weather turned bad just as the old saying predicted. It was to a proverb.
天气正如老话预言的那样变坏了。真是应验了。
A: Did you listen to my advice about the investment?
A：你听我的投资建议了吗？
B: No, I went with my gut feeling. Now I've lost everything. It's really to a proverb.
B：没有，我凭直觉做的决定。现在我什么都没了。真是应了那句“贪婪是祸害”的老话。
1) 应验了谚语
2) 正如俗话所说
3) 事实与预言/俗语相符
1. 果然如此；应验了（指情况与谚语或普遍说法一致）
e.g.He ignored the warning and was punished, which was to a proverb.
他无视警告并受到了惩罚，这真是应了那句老话。
phrase
1. Used to indicate that an event has occurred exactly as a proverb, saying, or general belief predicts.