PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He took up politics as a career, chuaigh sé leis an bpolaitíocht mar shlí bheatha.
To gain one's living, slí bheatha a bhaint amach; beatha a thuilleamh.
He hewed out a career for himself, bhain sé slí bheatha amach dó féin.
A career for which I have no liking, slí bheatha nach mian liom.
To make a livelihood, slí bheatha a bhaint amach.
What is he by occupation? cad é an tslí bheatha atá aige?
To start s.o. on a career, duine a chur le slí bheatha.
Means of subsistence, gléas maireachtála, slí bheatha.
Means of sustenance, slí bheatha.