κάθομαι σ' αναμμένα κάρβουνα

Meaning

ανυπομονώ ή ανησυχώ για την εξέλιξη μιας κατάστασης

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Greek

to be on pins and needles

English

to be like a cat on a hot tin roof

English

être sur des charbons ardents

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Κάθομαιkaθomesit0VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpPvXx
σεsein3AsPpSp
αναμμέναanamenalit6AjBaNePlAc
κάρβουναkarvunacoals9NoCmNePlAc
Αχoh12Ij
καιkieand15CjCo
δενδennot18PtNg
περνάειpernaipasses21VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
ηithe24AtDfFeSgAc
ώραorahour27NoCmFeSgAc

I am on pins and needles, and time doesn't pass!

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim1-1-10
κάθομαιLEMMA-1-11VbAv
επάνωεπάνωLEMMA1-1-12AdXxBa
σεσεLEMMA-1-13AsPpSp
αναμμένοςαναμμένnαLEMMA-1-114AjBaNePlAc
κάρβουνοκάρβουνLEMMA-1-115NoCmNePlAc

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