vérszemet kap

Hungarian

Etymology

From 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
  • IPA(key): [ˈveːrsɛmɛtkɒp]

Verb

vérszemet kap

  1. (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
  • For the verb, see kap.
  • The inflected noun vérszemet remains unchanged.

References
  1. vérszem in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading
  • 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
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