κάνω ό,τι μου καπνίσει

Meaning

ενεργώ σύμφωνα με τις επιθυμίες μου χωρίς να δώσω λογαριασμό σε κανένα, και μάλιστα συχνά ασυλλόγιστα

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Greek

to act on a whim

English

to write one's own ticket

English

to left an one's own devices

English

faire qch à coup de tête

French

agir au gré de son caprice, agir par caprice

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Κάνουνkanundo0VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
ό,τιotiwhatever3CjSb
τουςtusthem6PnPe03MaPlAcWe
καπνίσειkapnisismokes9VbMnIdXx03PlXxPeAvXx
Καιkieand12CjCo
δενδennot15PtNg
υπακούνipakunobey18VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
ούτεutenor21CjCo
σεseto24AsPpSp
νόμουςnomuslaws27NoCmMaPlAc
ούτεuteneither30CjCo
σεseto33AsPpSp
λογικήloγikireason36NoCmFeSgAc

They do whatever they want, without obeying any laws of listening to reason.

https://www.newsbeast.gr/weird/arthro/1911619/kanoun-oti-tous-kapnisi

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
κάνωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
ό,τιό,τιLEMMA-1-16CjSb
μουPnGe10-19PnGeWe
καπνίζωLEMMA-1112VbAv

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