πάω στο στόμα του λύκου

Meaning

θέτω τον εαυτό μου σε μεγάλο κίνδυνο

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Greek

to put (one's) head in the wolf's mouth

English

to take into lion's den

English

mettre soi-même en danger

French

s'exposer au danger

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Τηνtinthe0AtDfFeSgAc
ώραorahour3NoCmFeSgAc
πουputhat6PtOt
άλλεςalesother9AjBaFePlNm
χώρεςχorescountries12NoCmFePlNm
δανείζονταιδanizodeborrow15VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpPvXx
απόapofrom18AsPpSp
τηνtinthe21AtDfFeSgAc
ΕΚΤektECB24NoPrFeSgAc
εμείςemiswe27PnPe01MaPlNoSt
πήγαμεpiγamewent30VbMnIdPa01PlXxPeAvXx
στοstoto the33AsPpPaNeSgAc
στόμαstomamouth36NoCmNeSgAc
τουtuof the39AtDfMaSgGe
λύκουlikuwolf42NoCmMaSgGe

While other countries were lending money from the ECB, we put our head in the wolf's mouth.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
πάωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
στονστοLEMMA-1-116AsPpPaNeSgAc
στόμαστόμαLEMMA-1-119NoCmNeSgAc
οτουLEMMA-1-1112AtDfMaSgGe
λύκοςλύκουLEMMA-1-1115NoCmMaSgGe

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