βάζω τα πράγματα στη θέση τους

Meaning

ξεκαθαρίζω, αποκαθιστώ κάτι

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Greek

put the record straight, sort things out, put things straight, call a spade a spade, make it clear.

English

remettre les choses à leur place

French

to put things in perspective

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

βαριέταιvarγieteget bored1VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
τουςtustheir11PnPo03NePlGeWe
πράγμταpraγmatastuff8NoCmNePlAc
θέσηθesiplace10NoCmFeSgAc
εμφανίζομαιemfanizomeappear4VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpPvXx
στηstiin the9AsPpPaFeSgAc
κόσμοςkosmosaudience3NoCmMaSgNm
οothe2AtDfMaSgNm
βάζωvazoput6VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpAvXx
καιkieand5CjCo
ταtathe7AtDfNeSgAc
Μόλιςmolisas soon as0AsPpSp

As soon as the audience gets bored, I come to sort things out.

introspection based on:www.athinorama.gr/nightlife/article.aspx?id=13896

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-10-100
βάζωLEMMA-10-101Vb
θέσηθέσηLEMMA-10-1025NoCmFeSgAc
πράγματαπράγματαLEMMA-10-1013NoCmNePlAc
τουςτουςLEMMA-10-1026PnPo03NePlGeWe
ταταLEMMA-10-1012AtDfNePlAc
στονστηLEMMA-10-1024AsPpPaFeSgAc

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? no

Examples

Word order permutations involving the subject as well

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