non deixar can tras palleiro
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since the 19th century. Literally, “not to leave a dog (hiding) behind a haystack”.
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic) to inspect or search thoroughly
- 1853, Xoán Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega, page 3:
- Alá no ceo do que manda
hai un ollo mui fiteiro
que colle de banda a banda
e ve todo mundo inteiro;
nunca dorme nin se randa,
non deixa can tras palleiro
e sabe a falcatruada
do principio ó derradeiro.- Up there in heaven, Boss'
watchful eye
from top to bottom
sees the whole world;
He never sleeps or gets tired,
He inspects all thoroughly
and knows the wrongdoing
A to Z.
- Up there in heaven, Boss'
References[edit]
- “non deixar can tras palleiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.