μένω με σταυρωμένα χέρια

Meaning

δεν αντιδρώ σε μία δυσάρεστη κατάσταση

Polarity: +

Style: Formal (τυπικός)

Emphasis: +

Greek

to take (something) lying down

English

to sit on one's hands

English

rester les bras croisés

French

se tourner les pouches

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Τιtiwhat0PnId01NeSgAcWe
θαθawill3PtFu
κάνουνkanundo6VbMnIdXx03PlXxPeAvXx
όλοιoliall9AjBaMaPlNm
αυτοίaftithis12PnDm01MaPlNoSt
ρεreeh15Ij
συsiyou18PnPe02MaSgVoSt
Μεmewith21AsPpSp
σταυρωμέναstavromenacrossed24AjBaNePlAc
χέριαχeriahands27NoCmNePlAc
θαθawill30PtFu
μείνουνminunstay33VbMnIdXx03PlXxPeAvXx

And what about them? Do you expect them to take it lying down?

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
μένωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
μεμεLEMMA-1-16AsPpSp
σταυρωμένοςσταυρωμέναLEMMA-1-19AjBaNePlAc
χέριχέριαLEMMA-1-112NoCmNePlAc
first person only

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