"kill the fatted calf" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-kill the fatted calf.ogg Forms: kills the fatted calf [present, singular, third-person], killing the fatted calf [participle, present], killed the fatted calf [participle, past], killed the fatted calf [past]
Etymology: From the parable of the prodigal son in the New Testament. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kill the fatted calf (third-person singular simple present kills the fatted calf, present participle killing the fatted calf, simple past and past participle killed the fatted calf)
  1. (idiomatic) To begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return. Tags: idiomatic Translations (begin a festive celebration): het vetgemeste kalf slachten (Dutch), teurastaa syöttövasikka [biblical, religion, lifestyle] (Finnish), tuer le veau gras (French), uccidere il vitello grasso (Italian), slakte gjøkalven (Norwegian Bokmål), obchodzić czyjś powrót [imperfective] (Polish), slakta gödkalven (Swedish)
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