έχω υποπόδιο των ποδιών μου κάποιον

Meaning

έχω (κάποιον) υποχείριο μου, κάνω κάποιον ο,τι θέλω

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Greek

someone who controls and manipulates others

English

to be cat's paw

English

to be lapdog

English

to be a stooge for somebody

English

to wind up in the pocket of somebody

English

j'utilise quelqu'un comme pion, je le manipule

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Φέρνωfernobring0VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpAvXx
καιceand27CjCo
έναenaone28NmCdNeSgAcAj
παράδειγμαparaδiγmaexample29NoCmNeSgAc
αποapofrom30AsPpSp
αξιωματούχοaxiomatuxoofficial31NoCmMaSgGe
τηςtisof.the32AtDfFeSgGe
ΕυρωζώνηςEvrozonisEurozone33NoPrFeSgGe
καιkeand34CjCo
υποπόδιοipopoδiofootstool35NoCmNeSgAc
τωνtonof36AtDfMaPlGe
ποδώνpoδonfoot37NoCmMaPlGe
τουtouhis38AtDfMaSgGe
ΣόιμπλεSoibleSchäuble39RgFwTr

I also bring one example from a Eurozone official (winding up in Schäuble 's pocket)

http://www.paron.gr/2017/02/12/%CE%BF-%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CF%8D%CE%B1%CF%82-2/

Forms

NP-NOM-1-10
έχωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
υποπόδιοLEMMA-1-16NoCmNeSgAc
τοτωνLEMMA-1-119AtDfNePlAc
πόδιποδιώνLEMMA-1-1112NoCmNePlGe
μουLEMMA-1-1115PnPe01MaSgGeWe
NP-ACC-1-118

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? no

Word order permutations involving the subject as well no

Examples

Cliticisation of the WWS no

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Examples

Passivisation no

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