πίνω τον άμπακο

Meaning

πίνω πάρα πολύ (συνήθως αλκοόλ)

Polarity: -

Style: Colloquial (λαϊκός)

Emphasis: -

Greek

to drink one's face off

English

to drink something

English

to drink like a fish

English

boire / consommer beaucoup d' alcool

French

boire comme un templier / un trou / un polonais

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Τιtiwhat0PtOt
στοstothe3AsPpPaNeSgAc
καλόkalogood6AjBaNeSgAc
ΕγώeγoI9PnPe01MaSgNoSt
ήπιαipiadrank12VbMnIdPa01SgXxPeAvXx
τονtonthe15AtDfMaSgAc
άμπακοabakoabacus18NoCmMaSgAc
χθεςχθesyesterday21AdXxBa
εσύesiyou26PnPe02MaSgNoSt
δενδennot29PtNg
ξυπνάςxipnaswake32VbMnIdPr02SgXxIpAvXx
μεmewith35AsPpSp
τίποταtipotanothing38NoCmNeSgAc

What the fuck? I drank my face off yesterday, and you can't wake up?

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
πίνωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
οτονLEMMA-1-112AtDfMaSgAc
άμπακοςάμπακοWF-1-113NoCmMaSgAc

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

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

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