milk
milk.01 - extract milk from a cow
MILK-V NOTES: Most of the time you'll not see the milk argument--it only appearswhen the verb is being more explicitly metaphorically, as in the firstexample below. Otherwise, the thing removed is mentioned within theverb itself. (from milk.01-v)Aliases:
milk (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: farmer
ARG1-PPT: milk
ARG2-DIR: cow
ARG1-PPT: milk
ARG2-DIR: cow
explicitly metaphorical
But Goya Foods Inc. believes
itARG0
canARGM-MOD
milkrel
some salesARG1
by bucking the trendARGM-MNR
.extremely literal
The young leave ,
especially girlsARG0
whoR-ARG0
woARGM-MOD
n'tARGM-NEG
milkrel
cowsARG2
by handARGM-MNR
.metaphorical, unmentioned milk
He forecasts that the emphasis in mergers and acquisitions may soon return to what he calls `` strategic deals , in which
somebodyARG0
is taking over a company not to milkrel
the cash flowARG2
, but because it 's a good fit . ''milk.02 - milk for variant: exploit
MILK-V NOTES: Note that"for all it's worth"cannot be regarded as a PRP (if it IS aPRP, then it should go in the other roleset). (from milk.02-v)Aliases:
milk (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: milker, agent
ARG1-DIR: thing milked
ARG2-PPT: for all it's worth
ARG1-DIR: thing milked
ARG2-PPT: for all it's worth
ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2
ButARGM-DIS
after about 10 yearsARGM-TMP
, weARG0
had milkedrel
itARG2
for about as much as we couldARG1
.