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.
To do battle for s.o., dul i leith, i bpáirt duine; troid ar son duine.
To be for s.o., for sth., bheith i leith, ar thaobh ruda,
To lay sth. to s.o.'s charge, rud a chur i leith duine; milleán ruda a chur ar dhuine.
To charge s.o. with a crime, coir a chur i leith duine; duine a chúiseamh.
Come along! (i) gabh i leith! téanam! (ii) fág seo! seo linn!
Under separate cover, i gclúdach ar leith.
Com: To credit a sum to s.o., to credit s.o. with a sum, suim a chur chun sochair do dhuine, i leith duine.
To debit s.o. with a sum, suim a fhéichiúnú i leith duine, suim a chur de dhochar cuntas duine.
pred.To denounce s.o. as a traitor, cur i leith duine go poiblí gur feallaire é.
To be dependent on alms, bheith i leith, i muinín, na déirce.
To lay a charge at s.o.'s door, coir a chur i leith duine.
From the twelfth century downwards, ón dara haois déag anuas, i leith.
To fasten a crime on s.o., coir a chur i leith duine.
To father the fault on s.o., an milleán a chur i leith duine.
To have everything in one's favour, gach rud a bheith i do leith.
To look on s.o. with a favourable eye, bheith claonta i leith duine.
He is for free trade, tá sé i leith, i bhfabhar na saorthrádála.
Mil: Frontal attack, ionsaí i leith an tosaigh.
Judgment went for the plaintiff, tugadh an bhreith i leith an ghearánaí.
I went on that supposition, d'oibríos i leith agus go raibh sin amhlaidh.
He gave me the go-by yesterday, d'imigh sé tharam inné i leith agus nár aithin sé mé; thug sé an cor gearr dom inné.
Hair touched with grey, cúl a bheadh i leith na léithe; cúl a mbeadh ribí liatha ann.
Under, in, the guise of friendship, ar scáth, i leith, cairdeasa.
F: He is hard as nails, (i) tá miotal ar leith ann; (ii) níl trócaire ar bith ann.
Listen here! cogar i leith!
To hold with s.o., bheith i leith duine; bheith páirteach le duine.
As if I would allow it! dar a shon go gceadóinnse é! i leith is go gceadóinnse é!
Jur: To impeach s.o. for high treason, tréas (in aghaidh rí, rialtas) a chur síos do dhuine, a chur i leith duine.
To impute an action to s.o., gníomh a leagan ar dhuine, gníomh a chur i leith duine.
To join forces with s.o., to join company with s.o., dul i leith duine.
F: He levelled accusations against the servant, chuir sé cionta i leith an tseirbhísigh.
Bring a light, tabhair i leith solas.
(To child) Come here my little man, tar i leith chugam, a mhaicín.
He threw in his lot with the rebels, chuaigh sé i leith na reibiliúnaigh; chuaigh sé i bpáirtíocht le na reibiliúnaigh.
To allow a margin for mistakes, lacáiste a thabhairt i leith earráidí.
To put a speech into s.o.'s mouth, caint a chur síos do duine, a chur i leith duine.
Off-white, i leith na báine, leathbhán.
To be open-minded on a subject, gan bheith i leith taoibh ar bith.
He went out with the ostensible object of. . . chuaigh sé amach mar dhea go, i leith agus go. . .
To take s.o.'s part, dul i leith duine.
To pass off goods as those of another, earraí a thairiscint i leith is gur le duine eile iad.
To pass over to the enemy, dul i leith an namhad.
A matter of peculiar interest, cúrsa a bhfuil spéis ar leith le cur ann.
To put down sth. to sth., rud a chur i leith ruda, a chur síos do rud.
To qualify sth. as sth., cáilíocht áirithe a chur i leith ruda.
To take up s.o.'s quarrel, dul i leith, i bpáirt, duine.
To range oneself with s.o., dul i leith, i bpáirt, duine.
To ride astride, marcaíocht i gcois dá leith, ar scaradh gabhail.