τρώω κουτόχορτο

Meaning

είμαι αφελής, ευκολόπιστος

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Greek

to be gullible

English

to fall off the turnip truck

English

to drink the Kool-Aid

English

être naïf

French

être une tête de linotte

French

être crédule

French

être un pigeon

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

ΘεοχαρόπουλοςθeoχaropulosTheoharopoulos0NoPrMaSgNm
Σταματήστεstamatistestop3VbMnMpXx02PlXxPeAvXx
ταtathe6AtDfNePlAc
ψέματαpsematalies9NoCmNePlAc
δενδennot12PtNg
τρώειtroieat15VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
κουτόχορτοkutoχortodumb grass18NoCmNeSgAc
oothe21AtDfMaSgNm
ελληνικόςelinikosgreek24AjBaMaSgNm
λαόςlaospeople27NoCmMaSgNm

Theoharopoulos: Stop lying, the greek people are not gullible.

http://newpost.gr/politiki/608155/theoxaropoylos

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
τρώωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
κουτόχορτοκουτόχορτοWF-1-12NoCmNeSgAc

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