τρέφω φίδι στον κόρφο μου

Meaning

βοηθώ κάποιον που θα αποδειχθεί εχθρός μου

Polarity:

Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to nurse a snake in (one's) bosom

English

réchauffer un serpent dans son sein

French

to befriend of someone who proves to be traitorous and deceitful

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

αυτόaftothat3PnDm03NeSgAcSt
Γι'γifor0AsPpSp
πιάνειpianitakes6VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
τοtothe9AtDfMaSgAc
ΜάρκοmarkoMarcos12NoPrMaSgAc
καιkieand15CjCo
τονtonhim18PnPe03MaSgAcWe
ενημερώνειenimeronibriefs21VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
τιtiwhat24PnIr03NeSgAcWe
φίδιfiδisnake27NoCmNeSgAc
τρέφειtrefifeeds30VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
στονstonto the33AsPpPaNeSgAc
κόρφοkorfobosom36NoCmNeSgAc
τουtuhis39PnPo03MaSgGeWe

This is why he grasps Marcos and informs him that he is nursing a snake in his bosom.

http://www.tvnea.com/2012/02/mega-2100_15.html

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
τρέφωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
έναςLEMMA1-1-12
φίδιLEMMA-1-13NoCmNeSgAc
στονστονLEMMA-1-114AsPpPaMaSgAc
κόρφοκόρφοPnGe-1-115NoCmMaSgAc
μουPnGe10-116PnGeWe

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? yes

Examples

Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

Examples

Cliticisation of the WWS yes

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive no