PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Adipose tissue, fíochán saille.
Salt beef, corned beef, mairteoil shaillte.
It is a dear-bought advantage, ní saill gan fiacha é, is daor an ailím é.
Corned beef, mairteoil shaillte, leasaithe.
No gains without pains, ní fhaightear saill gan saothrú.
(Of conversation) Interspersed with witty sayings, saillte le dea-chaint.
A lamb fattened for the table, luán m (saille).
He made me pay through the nose, shaill sé mé.
There is no royal road to prosperity, ní fhaightear saill gan cheannach.
It is no bed of roses, ní saill gan fiacha é.
F: Don't rub it in! ná saill é!
Salt provisions, earraí saillte.