ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar bhior, ar mhullach, a chinn, on top of his head.
Tá a mhullach ag maolú, he is getting bald on top.
Thit sé isteach ann ar mhullach a chinn, i ndiaidh a mhullaigh, he fell into it head foremost.
Ó mhullach go sáil, from head to heel.
Ó mhullach go lár, from top to bottom.
Chuaigh sé ar mhullach a dhá ghlúin, he went down on his bended knees.
Rinne siad ar mhullach a chéile ar an doras, they ran helter-skelter for the door.
Tá siad ag éirí sa mhullach orainn, they are getting on top of us, getting beyond our control.
Tá an geimhreadh sa mhullach orainn, the winter is upon us.
Tá an obair sa mhullach orm, I am pressed with urgent work.
Beidh siad isteach sa mhullach orainn, they will crowd in on us; they will come in and find us unprepared.
Ná bí anuas sa mhullach air mar sin, don’t be down on him like that, so severe on him.
Tá gach uile rud anuas sa mhullach orm, I am overwhelmed with everything.
Thug tú an obair seo uile sa mhullach orm, you brought all this work on top of me.
Ó mhullach go ~, from top to bottom.