outra vaca no millo

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “another cow in the corn”.

Phrase

outra vaca no millo

(idiomatic) same old story
(idiomatic) here we go again
Synonym: volta e dalle
- 1994, Cándido Pazó, Raíñas de Pedra:
  Xan: ¡¿De qué, ho, de qué?! «Sol no curral, o tempo vai a mal».
  Lourenzo: ¿Dí-lo pola coroa de nubes que ten?
  Xan: Home claro.
  Lourenzo: ¡Outra vaca no millo! «Sol con coroa, sinal de tarde boa»
  Xan: "What the fuck? «Sun in the corral, the weather turns bad»".
  Lourenzo: "You mean, because of the halo of clouds it has?".
  Xan: "Obviously".
  Lourenzo: "Here we go again! «Sun with crown, good evening sign»."

References

“outra vaca no millo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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