Idiom

Idiom: Iemand zijn zaligheid zeggen/geven
Meaning: hem de les lezen, hard berispen
Dialect: Brugs
ID: 3253

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Iemand someone zijn his zaligheid salvation zeggen/geven say/give

to reprimand someone severely (Lit.: to say/give someone his salvation)

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

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable

De zaligheid van Jan zeggen/geven.

Acceptability varies by speaker

Jans zaligheid zeggen/geven.