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Art/Literary - Slang / provérbio popular | | Portuguese term or phrase: O olho do dono é que engorda o porco / o boi. | | Ideia de que sem o dono por perto, o negócio não cresce. |
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| | English translation:the master's eye makes the cattle thrive | Explanation:
the master's eye makes the horse fat
the master's eye makes the cattle thrive
the master's eye is the best fertilizer
the master's eye feeds the horse
the master's eye fattens the horse, and his foot the ground
the eye of the maister fatteneth the horse
And there are a few more :-)
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-10-11 06:31:53 GMT)
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it is the eye of the master that fatteth the horse, and the love of the woman that maketh the man
no eye like the eye of the master
the eye of the maister maketh a fatte horse |
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