köken: Literally, “there are no Moors at the coast”. The origin of this phrase comes from a time where the Moors, inhabitants of Morocco, used to invade from the sea and sack coastal villages in Spain. The phrase means that there are no Moors at the coast, which generally meant that there are no problems coming our way. In Cuba though,”Hay Moros en la costa” (There are Moors on the coast), is to alert…
–En la costa, maman. No hay moros en la costa. –Trev buscó a tientas la vela que la enfermera acababa de apagar.