tallar el bacallà

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Etymology[edit]

Literally, to cut the cod(fish). Compare Spanish cortar el bacalao.

Verb[edit]

tallar el bacallà (first-person singular present tallo el bacallà, first-person singular preterite tallí el bacallà, past participle tallat el bacallà)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) to call the shots
    Synonym: remenar les cireres