a todo porquiño lle chega o seu San Martiño

Galician

Alternative forms

• a todo porco lle chega o seu San Martiño
• a todo porquinho lhe chega o seu São Martinho, a todo porquinho lhe chega o seu Sam Martinho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Literally, “each little pig will have its Saint Martin's day”, when pigs are frequently slaughtered to salt and preserve their meat for the winter. Equivalent to German Jede Sau hat ihren Martinstag.

Proverb

a todo porquiño lle chega o seu San Martiño

1. (idiomatic) everyone, especially mean or evil people, at some point, meets his or her fate