PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To set sth. bottom upwards, rud a chur bunoscionn; rud a chur béal faoi.
That is diametrically opposed to the truth, tá sin bunoscionn ar fad leis an bhfírinne.
In disorder, trí chéile, bunoscionn.
To turn everything inside out, gach rud a chur bunoscionn.
Everything is in a mess, tá gach rud bunoscionn.
To be in a muddle, (i) (of things) bheith bunoscionn, trí chéile; (ii) (of pers.) bheith i do mheascán m mearaí; bheith trí chéile.
What he says is opposed to all reason, tá an ní a deir sé bunoscionn ar fad le réasún; níl an rud a deir sé ag luí le réasún ar chor ar bith.
To turn a skin outside in, craiceann (coinín, etc.) a iompú taobh bunoscionn.
To be wrong side up, bheith bunoscionn.
Something is wrong, tá rud éigin bunoscionn.