Kalmar "Augean stables" tana nufin wuri mara kyau ko ƙazanta wanda ke buƙatar babban tsafta. Ya samo asali ne daga wani labari na tatsuniyoyi wanda jarumin kasar Girka Hercules ya dora alhakin tsaftace gandun daji na Augean, wadanda ke cike da takin dubban shanu kuma ba a share shekaru da yawa ba. Kalmar "Augean stables" yanzu ana amfani da ita ta hanyar misali don kwatanta duk wani yanayi ko cibiyar da ke cikin mawuyacin hali na lalacewa kuma yana buƙatar ƙoƙari mai yawa don magance.