Idiom
- Idiom
- Verder willen springen dan zijnen stok lang is
- Meaning
- meer willen doen dan zijn middelen toelaten
- Dialect
- Brugs
- ID
- 3634
Properties
Gloss and translation
Mostly acceptable
Verder
willen
springen
dan
zijnen
stok
lang
is
to want to do more than one's means/resources allow for (Lit.: to want to jump further than the length of his stick)
- General structure
- V A/Adv CP
- Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
- No
- Aspect
- Simple
- Modality
- Dynamic
- Tense
- Present
- Voice
- Active
Structure
Verbal properties
Sentences
Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker
Mostly acceptable
Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker
Mostly acceptable