πνίγομαι σε μια κουταλιά νερό

Meaning

αδυνατώ να αντιμετωπίσω και την παραμικρή δυσκολία

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Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

can't find one's way out of a paper bag

English

se noyer dans un verre d'eau

French

to make a mountain out of a molehill

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

πρόβλημαprovlimaproblem12NoCmNeSgNm
μιαmiaone27NmCdFeSgAcAj
τοtothe9AtDfNeSgNm
τροχονόμοςtroχonomostraffic policeman3NoCmMaSgNm
καιkieand6CjCo
τώραtoranow21AdXxBa
σιγάsiγaquietly18AdXxBa
σεsein24AsPpSp
Εναςenasone0NmCdMaSgNmAj
λυνότανlinotansolved15VbMnIdPa03SgXxIpAvXx
κουταλιάkutaliaspoonful30NoCmFeSgAc
νερόnerowater33NoCmNeSgAc
πνίγονταιpniγodedrown36VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx

One traffic policeman and the problem would be solved. Pouh! They can't find their way out of a paper bag.

https://preview.newsbeast.gr/world/arthro/1982612/ti-ginete-otan-iparchi-botiliarisma-se-aftokinitodromo-tis-kinas

Forms

NP-NOM-anim1-10-100
πνίγομαιLEMMA-10-101VbAv
σεσεLEMMA-10-1012AsPpSp
μιαμιαLEMMA-10-1013NmCdFeSgAcAj
κουταλιάκουταλιάLEMMA-10-1014NoCmFeSgAc
νερόνερόLEMMA-1-115NoCmNeSgAc

NP-NOM-anim-10-100
πνίγομαιLEMMA-10-101VbAv
σεσεLEMMA-10-1012NoCmNePlAc
δυοδυοLEMMA-1-113NmCdFePlAcAj
κουταλιέςκουταλιέςLEMMA-1-114NoCmFePlAc
νερόνερόLEMMA-1-115NoCmNeSgAc

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 no

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

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