PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
That takes the biscuit! bhuail sin amach troid choileach; is measa sin ná an tseamsóg!
At cock-crow, le gairm na gcoileach; le giolcadh an éin.
The early cock, an coileach maidine.
F: He is a made man, sé a choileach a ghlaoigh; tá aige.
Pair of pigeons, cearc cholúir agus coileach.
(Wind-, weather-) vane, coileach m gaoithe, madra m feochain.