φτύνω αίμα για να φτύνω αίμα

Meaning

προσπαθώ πάρα πολύ για να πετύχω κάτι, όσο κόπο κι αν χρειάζεται

Polarity:

Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to strive, to work hard to succeed

English

s'efforcer de faire quelque chose

French

to jump through hoops

English

to be hard put to (do something)

English

suer sang et eau

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

γιαγiafor6CjSb
ναnato9PtSj
αίμαemablood3NoCmNeSgAc
σπουδάσειspuδasieducate12VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx
τουtuhis21PnPo03MaSgGeWe
παιδιάpeδiachildren18NoCmNePlAc
Έφτυσεeftisespit0VbMnIdPa03SgXxPeAvXx
ταtathe15AtDfNePlAc

He strived to get his children educated.

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Forms

αίμααίμαLEMMA-10012NoCmNeSgAc
VP1-10-105
NP-NOM-anim-10-100
γιαγιαLEMMA1-10-103CjSb
ναναLEMMA1-10-104PtSj
φτύνωLEMMA-10-101VbAv

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? no

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