PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To accuse a person of sth., rud a chur i leith duine, a chasadh le duine, a chur síos do dhuine, a fhágáil ar dhuine.
F: I upset his apple-cart, chuir mé a phlean síos is suas.
It baffles description, níl aon chur síos air.
He balked my plans, chuir sé mo phleananna síos is suas.
To blame sth., for an accident, taisme a chur síos do rud, a leagan ar rud.
(Of news, etc.) It is common talk, tá an saol mór ag cur síos air.
It defies description, níl aon chur síos air.
Enter that to me, cuir síos é sin i mo choinnese.
To enter an action against s.o., cúis dlí a chur síos in aghaidh duine.
To express thoughts on paper, smaointe a chur síos ar pháipéar.
To lay a fire, ábhar tine a chur síos.
To make up a fire, tine a fhadú, a chur síos.
First catch your hare, ag cur síos pota na feola fia is an fia ar an gcnoc.
To give in one's name, d'ainm a chur síos.
Jur: To impeach s.o. for high treason, tréas (in aghaidh rí, rialtas) a chur síos do dhuine, a chur i leith duine.
To give the items, na miontuairiscí a chur síos.
To lay a fire, ábhar tine a chur síos.
To lay down a railway, a cable, bóthar iarainn, cábla, a leagan, a chur síos.
He staked what money he had left, chuir sé síos ar fhan d'airgead aige, fuílleach a chuid airgid.
Light a fire in my room, cuir síos tine i mo sheomra.
To put a speech into s.o.'s mouth, caint a chur síos do duine, a chur i leith duine.
He sent in his name, (i) chuir sé síos a ainm (do chomórtas, etc.) (ii) thug sé a ainm le hinsint (do sheirbhíseach).
Write a short note on . . ., tabhair cuntas, cur síos, gearr ar . . .
To put on the pot, an pota a chur síos.
To put down one's name, d'ainm a chur síos(for, ar, le haghaidh).
To put down sth. to sth., rud a chur i leith ruda, a chur síos do rud.
To put the pot on, an pota a chur síos.
To refer ill-temper to indigestion, cantal a chur síos do mhídhíleá.
To relate one's adventures, cur síos ar do chuid eachtraí.
To return one's income at £400, a chur síos go raibh £400 mar theacht isteach agat.
To spread oneself on a subject, ligean leat féin ag cur síos ar ábhar.
To treat of a subject, cur síos, trácht, ar ábhar; ábhar a phlé.
To relate a scandal with unction, cur síos ar scannal go sásta.
We are warranted in ascribing an effect to a cause, tá de cheart againn toradh a chur síos do chúis.