a cal sabater, sabates de paper

Catalan

Alternative forms

• en casa de sabater, sabates de paper
• en casa del sabater, sabates de paper

Etymology

Literally, “in the shoemaker's house, paper shoes”.

Proverb

a cal sabater, sabates de paper

1. the shoemaker's children go barefoot

   Synonym: a cal sabater, sabates foradades