Provençal proverb

Escoubo novo fa bèu sau.

Masters and Servants

Maritime Provençal

Escoubo novo fa bèu sau.

Meaning

A new broom sweeps a fine floor.

Note : An expression used to indicate that a new servant sets to work with great zeal.

Theme

Masters and Servants

Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.

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