πιάνω στα πράσα κάποιον

Meaning

πετυχαίνω κάποιον ακριβώς τη στιγμή που διαπράττει αδίκημα ή απρέπεια

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Greek

to catch somebody red handed to catch somebody out

English

to be totally busted

English

prendre au dépourvu

French

Corpus Examples

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Usages

Τουςtusthem0PnPe03MaPlAcWe
έπιασανepiasancaught3VbMnIdPa03PlXxPeAvXx
πάλιpaliagain6AdXxBa
σταstato the9AsPpPaNePlAc
πράσαprasaleeks12NoCmNePlAc
ναnato15PtSj
κλέβουνklevunsteal18VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
τοtothe21AtDfNeSgAc
παγκάριpagarioffertory box24NoCmNeSgAc

They caught them red handed stealing from the offertory box.

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Forms

LEMMA-1-10
πιάνωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
στονσταLEMMA-1-112AsPpPaNePlAc
πράσοπράσαLEMMA-1-113NoCmNePlAc
NP-NOM-anim-1-14

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 yes

Examples

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