pańskie oko konia tuczy

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “the eye of the master makes the horse fat”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɲ.skjɛ ˈɔ.kɔ ˈkɔ.ɲa ˈtu.t͡ʂɘ/

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• Syllabification: pań‧skie o‧ko ko‧nia tu‧czy

Proverb

pańskie oko konia tuczy

1. (idiomatic) a business is more successful when supervised by its owner

Further reading

• pańskie oko konia tuczy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pańskie oko konia tuczy in Polish dictionaries at PWN