volta e dalle

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “return and hit it”.

Phrase

volta e dalle

1. (idiomatic) here we go again

   Synonym: outra vaca no millo

   • 1884, O tío Marcos da Portela, II, 15:

     E volta e dálle coas cousas tristes. Nin que m'atentara o demo pra me disfrazar de vello roñón, sendo como son tan churrusqueiro

     Here we go again with the sad things. As if the devil tempted me to disguise as a grumpy old man, when I'm such a charm.

References

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