diff --git a/lib/src/sql/expression.rs b/lib/src/sql/expression.rs
index 3aa0f2b2..75e400cd 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/expression.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/expression.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl Expression {
 		}
 	}
 	/// Augment an existing expression
-	fn augment(mut self, l: Value, o: Operator) -> Self {
+	pub(crate) fn augment(mut self, l: Value, o: Operator) -> Self {
 		match &mut self {
 			Self::Binary {
 				l: left,
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/idiom.rs b/lib/src/sql/idiom.rs
index bdde3196..669c49af 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/idiom.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/idiom.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::sql::common::commas;
 use crate::sql::error::IResult;
 use crate::sql::fmt::{fmt_separated_by, Fmt};
-use crate::sql::part::{all, field, first, graph, index, last, part, start, Part};
+use crate::sql::part::{all, field, first, graph, index, last, part, Part};
 use crate::sql::part::{flatten, Next};
 use crate::sql::paths::{ID, IN, META, OUT};
 use crate::sql::value::Value;
@@ -210,8 +210,21 @@ pub fn plain(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
 	Ok((i, Idiom::from(v)))
 }
 
-/// A complex idiom with graph or many parts
-pub fn multi(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
+/// Reparse a value which might part of an idiom.
+pub fn reparse_idiom_start(start: Value, i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
+	if start.can_start_idiom() {
+		if let (i, Some(mut parts)) = opt(many1(part))(i)? {
+			let start = Part::Start(start);
+			parts.insert(0, start);
+			let v = Value::from(Idiom::from(parts));
+			return Ok((i, v));
+		}
+	}
+	Ok((i, start))
+}
+
+/// A complex idiom with graph or many parts excluding idioms which start with a value.
+pub fn multi_without_start(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
 	alt((
 		|i| {
 			let (i, p) = graph(i)?;
@@ -220,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn multi(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
 			Ok((i, Idiom::from(v)))
 		},
 		|i| {
-			let (i, p) = alt((first, start))(i)?;
+			let (i, p) = first(i)?;
 			let (i, mut v) = many1(part)(i)?;
 			v.insert(0, p);
 			Ok((i, Idiom::from(v)))
@@ -239,7 +252,21 @@ pub fn path(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
 /// A full complex idiom with any number of parts
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub fn idiom(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
-	alt((plain, multi))(i)
+	use nom::combinator::fail;
+
+	use crate::sql::value::value;
+
+	alt((
+		plain,
+		alt((multi_without_start, |i| {
+			let (i, v) = value(i)?;
+			let (i, v) = reparse_idiom_start(v, i)?;
+			if let Value::Idiom(x) = v {
+				return Ok((i, x));
+			}
+			fail(i)
+		})),
+	))(i)
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/part.rs b/lib/src/sql/part.rs
index d13da462..590eab67 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/part.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/part.rs
@@ -217,11 +217,6 @@ pub fn value(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Part> {
 	Ok((i, Part::Value(v)))
 }
 
-pub fn start(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Part> {
-	let (i, v) = value::start(i)?;
-	Ok((i, Part::Start(v)))
-}
-
 pub fn graph(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Part> {
 	let (i, v) = graph::graph(i)?;
 	Ok((i, Part::Graph(v)))
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
index 5f596c92..b21ca8a3 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ use crate::sql::ending::keyword;
 use crate::sql::error::IResult;
 use crate::sql::expression::{binary, unary, Expression};
 use crate::sql::fmt::{Fmt, Pretty};
-use crate::sql::function::{self, function, Function};
+use crate::sql::function::{function, Function};
 use crate::sql::future::{future, Future};
 use crate::sql::geometry::{geometry, Geometry};
 use crate::sql::id::{Gen, Id};
-use crate::sql::idiom::{self, Idiom};
+use crate::sql::idiom::{self, reparse_idiom_start, Idiom};
 use crate::sql::kind::Kind;
 use crate::sql::model::{model, Model};
 use crate::sql::number::decimal_is_integer;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use crate::sql::subquery::{subquery, Subquery};
 use crate::sql::table::{table, Table};
 use crate::sql::thing::{thing, Thing};
 use crate::sql::uuid::{uuid as unique, Uuid};
-use crate::sql::Query;
+use crate::sql::{operator, Query};
 use async_recursion::async_recursion;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use derive::Store;
@@ -1044,6 +1044,25 @@ impl Value {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/// Returns if this value can be the start of a idiom production.
+	pub fn can_start_idiom(&self) -> bool {
+		match self {
+			Value::Function(x) => !x.is_script(),
+			Value::Subquery(_)
+			| Value::Constant(_)
+			| Value::Datetime(_)
+			| Value::Duration(_)
+			| Value::Uuid(_)
+			| Value::Number(_)
+			| Value::Object(_)
+			| Value::Array(_)
+			| Value::Param(_)
+			| Value::Edges(_)
+			| Value::Thing(_) => true,
+			_ => false,
+		}
+	}
+
 	/// Try to convert this Value into a set of JSONPatch operations
 	pub fn to_operations(&self) -> Result<Vec<Operation>, Error> {
 		match self {
@@ -2709,12 +2728,27 @@ impl TryNeg for Value {
 
 /// Parse any `Value` including expressions
 pub fn value(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
-	alt((map(binary, Value::from), single))(i)
+	let (i, start) = single(i)?;
+	let (i, expr_tail) = opt(|i| {
+		let (i, o) = operator::binary(i)?;
+		let (i, r) = value(i)?;
+		Ok((i, (o, r)))
+	})(i)?;
+	let v = if let Some((o, r)) = expr_tail {
+		let expr = match r {
+			Value::Expression(r) => r.augment(start, o),
+			_ => Expression::new(start, o, r),
+		};
+		Value::from(expr)
+	} else {
+		start
+	};
+	Ok((i, v))
 }
 
 /// Parse any `Value` excluding binary expressions
 pub fn single(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
-	alt((
+	let (i, v) = alt((
 		alt((
 			terminated(
 				alt((
@@ -2725,7 +2759,7 @@ pub fn single(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 				)),
 				keyword,
 			),
-			map(idiom::multi, Value::from),
+			map(idiom::multi_without_start, Value::from),
 		)),
 		alt((
 			map(cast, Value::from),
@@ -2753,11 +2787,12 @@ pub fn single(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 			map(strand, Value::from),
 			map(idiom::path, Value::from),
 		)),
-	))(i)
+	))(i)?;
+	reparse_idiom_start(v, i)
 }
 
 pub fn select(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
-	alt((
+	let (i, v) = alt((
 		alt((
 			map(unary, Value::from),
 			map(binary, Value::from),
@@ -2765,7 +2800,7 @@ pub fn select(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 			map(tag_no_case("NULL"), |_| Value::Null),
 			map(tag_no_case("true"), |_| Value::Bool(true)),
 			map(tag_no_case("false"), |_| Value::Bool(false)),
-			map(idiom::multi, Value::from),
+			map(idiom::multi_without_start, Value::from),
 		)),
 		alt((
 			map(cast, Value::from),
@@ -2790,33 +2825,14 @@ pub fn select(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 			map(table, Value::from),
 			map(strand, Value::from),
 		)),
-	))(i)
-}
-
-/// Used as the starting part of a complex Idiom
-pub fn start(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
-	alt((
-		map(function::normal, Value::from),
-		map(function::custom, Value::from),
-		map(subquery, Value::from),
-		map(constant, Value::from),
-		map(datetime, Value::from),
-		map(duration, Value::from),
-		map(unique, Value::from),
-		map(number, Value::from),
-		map(strand, Value::from),
-		map(object, Value::from),
-		map(array, Value::from),
-		map(param, Value::from),
-		map(edges, Value::from),
-		map(thing, Value::from),
-	))(i)
+	))(i)?;
+	reparse_idiom_start(v, i)
 }
 
 /// Used in CREATE, UPDATE, and DELETE clauses
 pub fn what(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
-	alt((
-		map(idiom::multi, Value::from),
+	let (i, v) = alt((
+		map(idiom::multi_without_start, Value::from),
 		map(function, Value::from),
 		map(subquery, Value::from),
 		map(constant, Value::from),
@@ -2830,7 +2846,8 @@ pub fn what(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Value> {
 		map(range, Value::from),
 		map(thing, Value::from),
 		map(table, Value::from),
-	))(i)
+	))(i)?;
+	reparse_idiom_start(v, i)
 }
 
 /// Used to parse any simple JSON-like value