PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To take a false step, botún a dhéanamh.
He put his foot in it, rinne sé a bhotún, a mhíthapa.
Gross mistake, botún caillte.
To commit improprieties, (i) botúin a dhéanamh; (ii) gníomhartha mínáireacha a dhéanamh.
To make a mistake, botún m, dearmad, a dhéanamh.
To pounce on a mistake, botún a aimsiú ar an toirt
To do, say, the wrong thing, do bhotún a dhéanamh.