costa abaixo todos os santos axudan
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Galician[edit]
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Proverb[edit]
costa abaixo todos os santos axudan
- (idiomatic) "all the saints help when going downwards" (in reference to a Catholic procession, when statues and representation of saints are taken out of the churches): everyone volunteers for a simple job ("going downwards"), but not for heavy work ("going upwards with a heavy load")
- (idiomatic) misfortunes never come singly