vérszemet kap
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom vér (“blood”) + szem (“eye”) + -et (accusative suffix) + kap (“to get”), literally “to get blood eye”. The compound word vérszem (meaning véres (“bloody”) + szem (“eye”)) is used only in this phrase. It indicates that a sudden emotional impulse often causes redness in the eyes.[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (idiomatic) to become emboldened in an insolent way (to become demanding and audacious encouraged by an unexpected situation, favorable opportunity, or undeserved success)
- Synonyms: elszemtelenedik, követelővé válik
Conjugation
editReferences
edit- ^ vérszem in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further reading
edit- vérszemet kap in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN