κάθομαι με σταυρωμένα χέρια

Meaning

δεν αντιδρώ σε μία δυσάρεστη κατάσταση

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Greek

to take (something) lying down

English

to sit on one's hands

English

rester les bras croisés

French

se tourner les pouces

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Οιithe0AtDfMaPlNm
ιθύνοντεςiθinodesin charge3AjBaMaPlNm
ΚινέζοιkineziChinese6NoCmMaPlNm
όμωςomosbut9AdXxBa
δενδennot12PtNg
κάθισανkaθisansat15VbMnIdPa03PlXxPeAvXx
μεmewith18AsPpSp
ταtathe21AtDfNePlAc
χέριαχeriahands24NoCmNePlAc
σταυρωμέναstavromenacrossed27AjBaNePlAc

But the Chinese who were in charge, didn't stay idle.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
κάθομαιLEMMA-1-13VbPv
μεμεLEMMA-1-16AsPpSp
σταυρωμένοςσταυρωμέναLEMMA-1-19AjBaNePlAc
χέριχέριαLEMMA-1-112NoCmNePlAc

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