kaagian og kabaw

Cebuano

Literally, “a path for a carabao”. From kaagian (“path; way; passage”) + og (“linker”) + kabaw (“carabao; water buffalo”).

kaagian og kabaw (Badlit spelling ᜃᜀᜄᜒᜀᜈ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜃᜊᜏ᜔)

(idiomatic, hyperbolic) very spacious; wide; roomy
Gamay tan-awon sa gawas pero pagsulod dako man diay ning inyong tindahan, kaagian jug kabaw.
It looks small from the outside, but when you enter, your store is actually huge wide enough for a carabao to pass through.
(idiomatic, hyperbolic) having an excessively large or noticeable gap or distance between objects or people
Unsa na sad kaha ning giawayan sa magtiayon ay, nag-uban lagig lakaw pero kaagian sad og kabaw ang paw-ang.
What are this couple fighting about again? They are walking together, but the gap between them is wide enough for a carabao [they are emotionally distant].

Nakakita na pod kog kisame nga nindot kaayo pagkapanday, nakahinumdom na pod ko sa akong balay nga ang kisame kaagian og kabaw.
I saw a ceiling that was built really well, and it reminded me of my own house where the ceiling gap is wide enough for a carabao [poorly sealed].

Kahinumdom pa mo sa social distancing bay? Paita lagi, kon may gilinyahan ka abot jud halos sa gawas, kaagian man sag kabaw ang pila.
Do you still remember social distancing? It was such a pain; if you were in a queue, it would reach the outside, with gaps wide enough for a carabao between people in the line.

The phrase relies on rural visual hyperbole: since a carabao is a large and bulky animal, any path or gap wide enough for it to pass through is significant, spacious, or notably wide. It is used to emphasize that a space, room, or gap is much larger than it should be, or simply impressively expansive.
This idiom functions as a versatile adjective describing dimensions. It can be used positively to praise a house or store for being spacious (roomy), or negatively to criticize poor construction (e.g., gaps in walls or ceilings) or cold emotional distance between people.