αφήνω στα κρύα του λουτρού κάποιον

Meaning

εγκαταλείπω ξαφνικά κάποιον/κάτι

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Greek

to leave someone high and dry

English

to leave someone in the lurch

English

to leave someone out in the cold

English

laisser en plan quelque chose / quelqu'un

French

laisser sur place

French

to walk out on somebody

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

τονtonthe4AtDfMaSgAc
σταstain.the6AsPpPaNePlAc
καμπάνιαkabaniacampaign13NoCmFeSgAc
HIthe0AtDfFeSgNm
Dior.Dior.Dior16NoPrMaSgGe
γιαγiafor10AsPpSp
κρύαkriacold7AjBaNePlAc
νέαneanew12AjBaFeSgAc
γαμπρόgabrofiance5NoCmMaSgAc
αφήνειafinileave3VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
ΝάταλιNataliNatalie1NoPrFeSgNm
τουtuof.the8AtDfNeSgGe
λουτρούlutrubathtub9NoCmNeSgGe
τηtithe11AtDfFeSgAc
τουtuof.the14AtDfMaSgGe
ΠόρτμανPortmanPortman2NoPrFeSgNm
MissMisMiss15NoPrMaSgGe

Natalie Portman suddenly left her fiancé high and dry in the new Miss Dior campaign.

http://flix.gr/news/natalie-portman-miss-dior-2015.html

Forms

στοσταLEMMA-10-1012AsPpPa
κρύοκρύαLEMMA-10-1013AjBaNeSgAc
λουτρόλουτρούLEMMA-10-1015NoCmNeSgGe
αφήνωLEMMA-10-101VbAv
NP-ACC-10-106
NP-NOM-anim-10-100
οτουLEMMA-10-1014AtDfNeSgGe

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 yes

Examples

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