βγάζω έξω την ουρά μου βγάζω απ' έξω την ουρά μου

Meaning

αποποιούμαι τις ευθύνες μου, αποχωρώ από μία κατάσταση που φαίνεται να παίρνει αρνητική τροπή

Polarity:

Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to deny responsibility, to back out, to leave a situation when it gets problematic

English

nier toute responsabilité

French

tirer (retirer/ ôter) son épingle du jeu

French

to pass the buck

English

to shift or reassign the blame or responsibility to another person

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

μουmumy6PnPo01FeSgAcWe
πωςposthat9CjSb
ούτεutenor7CjCo
ΚαιKieand0CjCo
δενδennot1PtNg
οothe12AtDfMaSgNm
ουραuratail5NoCmFeSgAc
εξωexoout3AdXxBa
εγωeγoI10PnPo01MaSgNoSt
βγαζωvγazotake2VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpAvXx
είμαιimeam11VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpAvXx
λέωleosay8VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpAvXx
τηνtinthe4AtDfFeSgAc
σωστόςsostosright13AjBaMaSgNm

I do not back out and neither do I claim that I am right.

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Forms

ουράουράLEMMA-10-1015NoCmFeSgAc
NP-NOM-anim-10-100
βγάζωLEMMA-10-101VbAv
έξωέξωLEMMA-10-103AtDfFeSgAc
απόαπ'LEMMA1-10-102CjCo
ητηνLEMMA-10-1014AtDfFeSgAc
μουPnGe101-1016PnGe

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

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