tallar el bacallà

Catalan

Etymology

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

Verb

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
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