la madre del cordero

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Spanish

Etymology

Literally, the mother of the lamb.

Noun

la madre del cordero f (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) the rub; the fact of the matter
    • 2022 June 14, Natalia Junquera, quoting Ángel Viñas, “Ángel Viñas: “La justicia de Franco se inspiró en la Inquisición y en los nazis””, in El País:
      En Alemania hubo desnazificación, se fijaron en la Educación. Aquí no hubo desfranquización. Esa es la clave, la madre del cordero.
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