Idiom

Idiom

Den duim in de hand houden

Meaning

gierig zijn, traag zijn in het geven

Dialect

Brugs

ID

3366

Properties

Gloss and translation

Possession

Alienability of possession

Inalienable

How is possession expressed?

External possession

Structure

Direct object type

Definite

General structure

V DO PP

Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?

No

Verbal properties

Aspect

Simple

Tense

Present

Voice

Active