κρύβω έναν άσο στο μανίκι μου κρύβω άσους στο μανίκι μου κρύβω άσο στο μανίκι κρύβω άσους στο μανίκι

Meaning

έχω μυστική/ εναλλακτική λύση

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Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to have an ace up my sleeve

English

avoir/ cacher / garder / un atout dans sa manche

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Έκρυβεekrivehide0VbMnIdPa03SgXxIpAvXx
ακόμηakomimore3AdXxBa
ένανenanone6NmCdMaSgAcAj
άσοasoace9NoCmMaSgAc
στοstoin.the12AsPpPaNeSgAc
μανίκιmanikisleeve15NoCmNeSgAc
τηςtismy18PnPo03FeSgGeXx

She kept one more ace up her sleeve.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
κρύβωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
άσοςLEMMA-1-18NoCmMaXxAc
στονστοLEMMA-1-111AsPpPaNeSgAc
μανίκιμανίκιLEMMA-1-114NoCmNeSgAc
μουPnGe10-117PnGeWe
the optional weak possessive is bound by the subject

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