PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Close prisoner, príosúnach a mbeadh géibheann géar air.
Concentration camp, sluachampa m (géibhinn).
To put s.o. under constraint, géibheann a chur ar dhuine.
To be in custody, bheith i ngéibheann, i mbraighdeanas.
Pecuniary difficulties, géibheann m, éigean m, airgid.
To get out of one's difficulties, teacht as an sáinn, as an ngéibheann.
To hold s.o. prisoner, duine a choinneáil i ngéibheann.
F: To mew s.o. (up), duine a chur i ngéibheann, faoi ghlas.
To pound s.o. (up), duine a chur i ngéibheann.