Idiom

Idiom
Onzen Lieven Heer zijn ogen uitsteken
Meaning
Te veeleisend zijn
Dialect
Leuvens
ID
4973

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 260

Mostly acceptable

Onzen our.SG.M Lieven dear.SG.M Heer Lord zijn his.PL ogen eye.PL uitsteken out-stab

to be too demanding (Lit.: to stab Our Dear Lord's eyes out)

Possession

Alienability of possession
Inalienable
How is possession expressed?
Possessive pronoun

Structure

Direct object type
Possessive
General structure
V DO IO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker