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]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “non deixar can tras palleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega