ir polo rego

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “to go along/by the furrow”.

Verb

ir polo rego (first-person singular present vou polo rego, first-person singular preterite fun polo rego, past participle ido polo rego)

1. (idiomatic) to follow the beaten path; to do as expected, to draw a straight furrow
   • 2020, Anjel Lertxundi, Ti, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN:

     Todo foi polo rego e a tía de Ti non perdeu o traballo.

     Everything resulted as expected and Ti's aunt didn't lose her job.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ir polo rego”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega