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Default Re: The eye of the boss fattens the horse.

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Originally Posted by turissa View Post
The eye of the boss fattens the horse
This is a rough translation of a Spanish saying meaning that when the owner is in the business, nobody steals. Is there an English saying that captures this?

Thank you very much!! t.
None springs to mind, but there is an idiom that says the exact reverse: "When the cat's away the mice will play."

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PS El ojo del patrón engorda al caballo - is that it? If so, patrón is more the owner. Anyway, I like the image!
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