PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To be in bondage to s.o., bheith faoi smacht duine.
To have a horse well in hand, capall a bheith faoi smacht agat.
I have him in my power, tá sé faoi mo smacht agam.
To fall into s.o.'s power, teacht faoi smacht duine.
Under the rule of a tyrant, faoi smacht tíoránaigh.
To be ruled by s.o., bheith ar teaghrán, faoi smacht, ag duine.
Subject country, tír faoi smacht.
To hold s.o. in subjection, duine a choinneáil faoi smacht, faoi chois.