βάζω το μαχαίρι στο κόκκαλο

Meaning

για να δηλωθεί ότι μια έρευνα για την αναζήτηση ευθυνών ή τη διαλεύκανση της αλήθειας φθάνει σε βάθος

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Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to implement radical solutions/ to investigate a case without fear that the investigation may touch particular people

English

aller (jusque) au fond des choses

French

to bring something to a head

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

μαχαίριmaχieriknife8NoCmNeSgAc
κόψειkopsicut14VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx
ΠΑΕPAEFootball_Associations18NoPrFeSgGe
ΟΠΑΠ.OPAPOPAP21NoPrMaSgAc
ΤιtiWhat0PnIr03NeSgAcXx
θαθawill5PtFu
δήλωσεδilosedeclare1VbMnIdPa03SgXxPeAvXx
κόκκαλοkokalobone10NoCmNeSgAc
τοtothe7AtDfNeSgAc
απόapofrom19AsPpSp
θαθawil13PtFu
Ότιotithat4CjSb
οothe2AtDfMaSgNm
στοstoto.the9AsPpPaNeSgAc
χρηματοδότησηχrimatoδotisifunding16NoCmFeSgAc
καιkieand11CjCo
ότιotithat12CjSb
βάλειvaliput6VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx
τονtonthe20AtDfMaSgAc
τηνtinthe15AtDfFeSgAc
Υπουργός;ipurγos?Minister?3NoCmMaSgNm
τωνtonof17AtDfFePlGe

What did the Minister say? That he is about to implement radical solutions and that he will stop the funding of Football Clubs from OPAP (greek betting company).

http://frappedoupoli.blogspot.gr/2011/05/blog-post_4042.html

Forms

μαχαίριμαχαίριLEMMA-10-1013NoCmNeSgAc
NP-NOM-10-100
οτοLEMMA-10-1025AtDfNeSgAc
οτοLEMMA-10-1012AtDfNeSgAc
βάζωLEMMA-10-101VbAv
ωςωςLEMMA-10-1024AsPpSp
κόκκαλοκόκκαλοLEMMA-1-126NoCmNeSgAc

οτοLEMMA-10-1022AtDfNeSgAc
κόκκαλοκόκκαλοLEMMA-10-1015NoCmNeSgAc
NP-NOM-10-100
βάζωLEMMA-10-101VbAv
μαχαίριμαχαίριLEMMA-10-1023NoCmNeSgAc
στονστοLEMMA-10-1014AsPpPaNeSgAc

μέχριμέχριLEMMA-10-1014AsPpSp
NP-NOM-10-100
μαχαίριμαχαίριLEMMA-10-1023NoCmNeSgAc
οτοLEMMA-10-1015AtDfNeSgAc
κόκκαλοκόκκαλοLEMMA-10-1016NoCmNeSgAc
οτοLEMMA-10-1022AtDfNeSgAc
βάζωLEMMA-10-101VbAv

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 yes

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

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