Idiom

Idiom: Iemands tonge pellen
Meaning: iemand uithoren
Dialect: Brugs
ID: 2736

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Iemands someone.POSS tonge tongue pellen peel

to interrogate someone (Lit.: to peel someone's tongue)

Alienability of possession: Inalienable
How is possession expressed?: Possessive pronoun
Animacy of the open position: Animate
Direct object type: Possessive
General structure: V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Open position: DO
Aspect: Simple
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly acceptable

Jan z'n tonge pellen.

Acceptability varies by speaker

De tonge van Jan pellen.