ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
8. Tá sé ar a ~ féin, he is on his own, free to follow his own inclinations.
Achtú ar dhuine rud a dhéanamh, to enjoin on s.o. to do sth.
Coir a ~t ar dhuine, to avenge a crime on s.o.
~ a ghearradh ar dhuine, to steal a march on s.o.
~ a chur, to clamp sods (on stack).
Tá tú ar bhealach d’~a, you are on the road to ruin.
Duine a chur ar a ~, to put s.o. on his guard.
Duine a chur ar a ~, to put s.o. on his guard.
~ a dhéanamh (ar), to make, earn, money (at, on); to make a profit (on).
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to cast a slur on, defame, s.o.
Bhí mé ag caint leis (aon) uair ~, I was speaking to him once, on one occasion.
Ach) ~ na cnaipí a fhuáil, except to sew on the buttons.
Dul san ~ le rud, to venture, take a chance on, sth.
Bhí sé anseo ag ~ orm, he was here to see me, on a visit to me.
~ a chur i rud, to cast doubt on sth.
Rud a chur ~ (ar dhuine), to waste sth. (on, to the detriment of, s.o.).
Ar ~, in regard to, on account of.
~ a chur ar an talamh, to put farmyard manure on the land.
An t-~ a fháil ar dhuine, to outmanoeuvre s.o.; to get on the soft side of s.o.
Rud a iompar ar bhacán do láimhe, to carry sth. on one’s bent arm.
Léim a ghearradh ar chos bhacóide, to hop on one leg.
Cos bhacóide a dhéanamh, to stand, hop, on one leg.
Bhí sé ag ~t leis chun an aonaigh, he was driving cattle, on his way (with cattle), to the fair.
Giota a bhaint de thuras, den bhealach, to shorten, set out on first stage of, a journey.
~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to economize on sth.
Duine a ligean amach ar ~í, to release s.o. on bail.
Bhí sé ar bharr mo theanga agam, I had it on the tip of my tongue, I was about to say it.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to cast aspersions on, calumniate, s.o.
I m~ eadra, coming on to milking-time.
Thug sé eolas an bhealaigh dom, he put me on the right road, showed me where to go.
Do bheannacht a chur ar dhuine, to call a blessing on s.o.
Duine, rud, a bheannú, to call a blessing on s.o., sth.
~ a chur ar dhuine, ar rud, to call a blessing on s.o., sth.
Bheith ~ ar arán, ar obair, to live on bread, by work.
Duine a choinneáil ar ~, to keep s.o. on edge.
~ (féaraigh) a shocrú ar shliabh, to allocate grazing rights on a mountain.
Suí ar bhinse, to sit on a bench.
Duine a chur faoi luí na ~e, to put the screws on s.o.
Bheith ag bisiú, to be on the mend.
~ a bhualadh ar dhuine, to play a trick on s.o.
Nuair a théann ~ go hursain is mian leis dul go gabhal éadain, put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil.
Bheith ~ le duine, to be indulgent, lenient, with s.o.; to let s.o. impose on one.
Tá sé ina bhog-sheanduine, he is getting on in years, beginning to look old.
Duine a chur, a thógáil, ar a bhoinn, to set, lift, s.o. on his feet.
Dul ar do cheithre boinn, to go on all fours.
Bheith ~ ar aon le duine, to be on equal footing, terms, with s.o.
~ do chliabh, base on which to rest a creel.
Lasta a chur, a thógáil, ar ~, to load, take on, a cargo.
Líonta a bhordáil, to take nets on board.