τρώω κουτόχορτο

Meaning

είμαι αφελής, ευκολόπιστος

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Greek

to be gullible

English

to fall off the turnip truck

English

to drink the Kool-Aid

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

ΘεοχαρόπουλοςθeoχaropulosTheoharopoulos0NoPrMaSgNm
Σταματήστεstamatistestop3VbMnMpXx02PlXxPeAvXx
ταtathe6AtDfNePlAc
ψέματαpsematalies9NoCmNePlAc
δενδennot12PtNg
τρώειtroieat15VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
κουτόχορτοkutoχortodumb grass18NoCmNeSgAc
oothe21AtDfMaSgNm
ελληνικόςelinikosgreek24AjBaMaSgNm
λαόςlaospeople27NoCmMaSgNm

Theoharopoulos: Stop lying, the greek people are not gullible.

http://newpost.gr/politiki/608155/theoxaropoylos

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
τρώωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
κουτόχορτοκουτόχορτοWF-1-12NoCmNeSgAc

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