botar por fóra

Galician

Etymology

Literally, "spilling or dropping outside".

Verb

botar por fóra

  1. to overflow, spill
    Synonym: derramar
  2. (idiomatic) to be packed to the rafters
    • 2005, Juan José Moralejo Álvarez, As troitas, miñas señoras, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 212:
      Unha cidade que bota por fora de universitarios. Unha cidade que certamente merece ser capital de Galicia. []
      A city which is packed to the rafters with universitarians. A city which indeed deserves to be the capital of Galicia. []
    Synonym: acugular

References

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