φτάνω στο μεδούλι

Meaning

πλησιάζω την ουσία, φτάνω σε βάθος

Polarity:

Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to get to the heart of something

English

to get the gist

English

jusqu'au bout de doigts

French

jusqu'à l'os/ à la moelle

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

μεδούλιmedulicore7NoCmNeSgAc
ματιάmatialook3NoCmFeSgAc
τωνtonthe8AtDfNePlGe
πραγμάτων.praγmatonthings9NoCmNePlGe
στοstoto the6AsPpPaNeSgAc
Μεmewith0AsPpSp
πουputhat4PtOt
ψυχραιμίαpsiχremiacomposure2NoCmFeSgAc
φτάνειftanireach5VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
αξιοπρέπεια,axioprepia,dignity1NoCmFeSgAc

With dignity, composure and a look that reaches to the heart of things.

http://www.avgi.gr/article/3623298/ekdromi-me-ton-poiiti-giorgo-markopoulo

Forms

σεστονLEMMA-10-1012AsPpPa
NP-GEN1-10-1014
NP-NOM-anim1-10-100
μεδούλιμεδούλιLEMMA-10-1013NoCmNeSgAc
φτάνωLEMMA-10-101VbAv

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