PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Prov: One can't get blood out of a stone, is doiligh olann a bhaint de ghabhar.
Prov: What is bred in the bone comes out in the flesh, an rud a bheirtear sa chnámh is doiligh a bhaint as an bhfeoil.
He is hard to please, is doiligh a shásamh.
I find it hard to believe it, is doiligh liom a chreidiúint.
F: A hard row to hoe, iomaire atá doiligh a threabhadh; obair dhodhéanta.
I cannot now very well refuse, mar atá an scéal anois is doiligh dom diúltú.
Although it pains me to say it, cé gur doiligh liom a rá.
P: He's a tough proposition, is doiligh ceart a bhaint de.
He is slow to anger, is doiligh fearg a chur air.
Stiff examination, scrúdú doiligh, dian.
A bad workman always finds fault with his tools, is doiligh a shá de chorrán a fháil do dhrochbhuanaí.