{"id":2394,"date":"2016-11-14T21:45:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T21:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2016-11-14T21:45:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T21:45:51","slug":"greek-idioms-verb-to-put","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-idioms-verb-to-put\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek idioms: verb to put"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The verb <strong>\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong> (to put) is one of the most common verbs. The main tenses are <strong>\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong> (present), <strong>\u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong> (past simple). It means <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to put<\/span>. Example: \u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bb\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf. I am putting the clothes in the washing machine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2398\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2033\/2232939639_8502775b91.jpg\" aria-label=\"2232939639 8502775b91\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2398\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2398\"  alt=\"By Chor Ip under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/2232939639_8502775b91.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/2232939639_8502775b91.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/2232939639_8502775b91-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Chor Ip under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is also used in idiomatic expressions. In this post, there is a list of the most common expressions with examples of their use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2:<\/span> to start the car<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0392\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf.\u0388\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9.\/ Start the car immediately. We are late.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2:<\/span> to yell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039c\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2.\/ As soon as she found out what her son did, she started yelling at him.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>to criticize unfairly<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.\/ When he missed the plane he got at his parents.<\/p>\n<p>2.to mess with somebody<\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1. \/ Don&#8217;t mess with her because she is stronger than you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5:<\/span> to put someone in their place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0397 \u0393\u03b5\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03cc\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. Georgia was laughing at George but the other children put her at her place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03bf \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1:<\/span> to run away<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039c\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf \u03ba\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b2\u03ac\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03c1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1. \/ When the thief saw the rottweiller, he ran away.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c5\u03bf \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3&#8217; \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9:<\/span> to dominate (literally: to put the two feet in one shoe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae. \u03a6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. \u03a4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c5\u03bf \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3&#8217;\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9.\/ Marina is very bossy. She teats her husband and her children really badly. She dominates them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5:<\/span> to act deviously in order to achieve one&#8217;s goal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0388\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2.\/ She intervened in order to make her daughter divorce.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0388\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5:<\/span> to shoot oneself in the foot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03be\u03b1\u03b4\u03ad\u03c1\u03c6\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. \u0388\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5! \/ I was getting along so well with Anastasia until I told her that I was dating her cousin in the past.I shot myself in the foot!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2:<\/span> to set things right<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039f \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03b7 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03ae\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03bb\u03cd\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5. \/ Nikos and Petros did not speak to each other for months but finally Petros&#8217; sister set up things right and the misunderstanding was solved.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b3\u03bf:<\/span> to discourage (literally: to put ice)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b3\u03bf.\/ He stopped calling her because the last time they spoke she discouraged him.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1:<\/span> it is an expression we tell a child when they curse. (literally: to put pepper in somebody&#8217;s mouth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7, \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03ad\u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7; \u0398\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03c9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1!\/ Yannaki why did you curse George? I will put pepper in your mouth!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03bc\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc:<\/span> to wise up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5! \u03a0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc; \/ You cannot act this way at your age! When will you wise up?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c7\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd:<\/span> to touch sexually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03be\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7! \u039a\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03c7\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf! \/ I&#8217;m furious! Somebody groped me in the bus!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2395\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4144\/5065787712_ee2a4ff483_b.jpg\" aria-label=\"5065787712 Ee2a4ff483\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2395\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2395\"  alt=\"By carolineCCB under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/5065787712_ee2a4ff483.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/5065787712_ee2a4ff483.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/5065787712_ee2a4ff483-350x204.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By carolineCCB under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/2232939639_8502775b91-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/2232939639_8502775b91-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/11\/2232939639_8502775b91.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The verb \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 (to put) is one of the most common verbs. The main tenses are \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 (present), \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1 (past simple). It means to put. Example: \u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bb\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf. I am putting the clothes in the washing machine. It is also used in idiomatic expressions. 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