PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To be in necessitous circumstances, bheith ar an ngannchuid.
To be in necessity, bheith ar an ngannchuid; bheith in airc.
Pinched for money, ar an ngannchuid airgid.
To put s.o. on (short) rations, duine a chur ar an ngannchuid.
To stint s.o., duine a choinneáil ar an ngannchuid.
To be in straitened circumstances, bheith ar an anás, ar an ngannchuid.
She was left unprovided for, fágadh ar an ngannchuid í.
To be in want, bheith ar an ngannchuid.
He is in low water, (i) tá sé ar an ngannchuid, san angar; (ii) tá sé in ísle brí.