# return to one's muttons

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To get back to the business at hand.

## Etymology
Humorous calque translation of French revenons à nos moutons, from "La Farce de maître Pierre Pathelin"

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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