PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To catch s.o. up, v.i. to catch up with s.o., teacht suas le duine, coinneáil le duine, breith ar dhuine.
To clear off arrears of work, teacht suas leis an obair.
Sp: To gain on s.o., teacht suas le duine.
To get up to s.o., (i) teacht suas le duine; dul chomh fada le duine; (ii) dul suas chun duine.
He came to grief, (i) tháinig ainnise an tsaoil suas leis; thit sé chun ainnise; (ii) baineadh siar as; baineadh dá phrapaireacht é.
To locate s.o., teacht suas le duine.
To make up on a competitor, teacht suas le iomaitheoir.
I can't stick him, ní thig liom a sheasamh, cur suas leis, broic leis.
To go up and to come down, dul suas agus teacht anuas.
To trace lost goods, teacht suas le hearraí a cailleadh.
To track down s.o., teacht suas le duine.