tallar el bacallà
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to cut the cod(fish)”. Compare Spanish cortar el bacalao.
Verb
[edit]tallar el bacallà (first-person singular present tallo el bacallà, first-person singular preterite tallí el bacallà, past participle tallat el bacallà)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) to call the shots
- Synonym: remenar les cireres