PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
'Terms cash', 'íoc ar an tairne'.
A nail caught my skirt, chuaigh tairne i bhfostú i mo sciorta.
To drive a nail home, tairne a thiomáint go hurla.
Hook nail, (i) tairne chrúcach; (ii) tairne frídín.
P: To swing the lead, (i) bheith ag tomhas tairní; bheith ag cur an lae faoi bhruth; (ii) bheith ag caint go háibhéileach.
Brass-headed nail, tairne murláin.
Heavily nailed door, comhla faoi bhrat tairní.
When it came to the point, nuair tháinig an crú ar an tairne.
Proud nail, tairne gan liocadh.
Spike(-nail), tairne m spíce.
To tap in a nail, tairne a chur abhaile le mionbhuillí.