Augijeve štale
1. Mesto mnogo prljavo i zapušteno (po starogrčkom mitu neki kralj Augije imao je štale koje nisu dugo čišćene, ali ih je za jedan dan očistio Heraklno, navrnuvši u njih dve reke.
2. prenosno: Nešto što treba temeljno očistiti.
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Augean stables
IPA: / ɔːˈdʒiːən ˈsteɪbl̩z /(Greek mythology) The extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them.
(place in) filthy condition, from King Augean's stables in Greek mythology, uncleaned for thirty years.
In Greek mythology, the stables of Augeas, king of Elis in southern Greece. One of the labors of Heracles was to clean out the stables, which contained 3,000 cattle and had never been cleaned before. He was given only one day to do the labor and so diverted the river Alpheus through their yard.