the stables, not cleaned for 30 years, where King Augeas kept 3000 oxen. Hercules diverted the River Alpheus through them and cleaned them in a day
Augean stables in American English
plural noun
Classical Mythology
the stables in which King Augeas kept 3000 oxen, and which had not been cleaned for30 years. The cleaning of these stables was accomplished by Hercules, who diverted the river Alpheus through them
Examples of 'Augean stables' in a sentence
Augean stables
I think he sees himself as cleaning the Augean stables of psychology.