PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
She's not bad-looking, tá sí sách dathúil.
(Of sportsman) He is not class enough, níl sé sách maith.
Drugged with pleasure, sách den phléisiúr.
When he had taken his fill, nuair a bhí sé sásta, sách.
We ate and drank to our heart's content, bhí muid ag ithe agus ag ól go raibh muid subhach sách.
F: (Of pers.) He is not up to the mark, (i) (in ability) níl sé sách maith; (ii) (in health) níl sé aige féin.
It was a near guess (on your pan), thomhais tú sách géar é; chuais gar go maith dó.
He is looking very poorly, tá sé ag breathnú sách dona; tá drochshnó air.
F: She is relatively happy, tá sí sách, réasúnta, sona.
A rolling stone gathers no moss, ní bhíonn siúlach sách.
Thinly veiled allusion, tagairt sách soiléir.
Not uncommonly, minic go leor, sách minic, measartha coitianta.
Under-heated, gan a bheith sách téite.
A life of ups and downs, F: lá sách agus lá seang.