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{ "etymology_text": "Literally \"catch the egg and shave it\".", "forms": [ { "form": "πιάσ’ τ’ αβγό και κούρευ’ το", "tags": [ "canonical" ] }, { "form": "piás’ t’ avgó kai koúrev’ to", "tags": [ "romanization" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "el", "2": "proverb", "head": "πιάσ’ τ’ αβγό και κούρευ’ το" }, "expansion": "πιάσ’ τ’ αβγό και κούρευ’ το • (piás’ t’ avgó kai koúrev’ to)", "name": "head" } ], "lang": "Greek", "lang_code": "el", "pos": "proverb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Greek proverbs", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with 1 entry", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with entries", "parents": [], "source": "w" } ], "examples": [ { "english": "What can the insurance possibly take off him? [It would be like] trying to get blood from a stone!", "roman": "Ti na tou párei i asfáleia gia tin zimiá? Piás’ t’ avgó kai koúrev’ to!", "text": "Τι να του πάρει η ασφάλεια για την ζημιά; Πιάσ’ τ’ αβγό και κούρευ’ το!", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "try to get blood from a stone (try to do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless)" ], "id": "en-πιάσ'_τ'_αβγό_και_κούρευ'_το-el-proverb-JunCDcKP", "links": [ [ "humorous", "humorous" ], [ "try", "try" ], [ "to", "to" ], [ "get blood from a stone", "get blood from a stone" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(colloquial, humorous) try to get blood from a stone (try to do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless)" ], "tags": [ "colloquial", "humorous" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈpças t‿aˈvɣo ce ˈkuɾef‿to/" } ], "word": "πιάσ' τ' αβγό και κούρευ' το" }
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