PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tugadh íde ghránna dó, he was horribly ill-treated.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, do rud, to maltreat, abuse, s.o., sth.
Is olc an ~ a thug sé dó, air, féin, he abused himself badly, left himself in a sorry state.
Ba bhocht an ~ a fuair siad, a d’imigh orthu, they were left in a poor plight, came to a sorry end.
Féach an ~ atá aige, see how he is being maltreated; look at the sorry state he is in.
~ béil, verbal abuse, revilement.
Thug siad ~ na muc is na madraí dom, they gave me ‘dog’s’ abuse, mistreated, reviled, me.
~ gach oilc, the root of all evil.
Is é ~ gach oilc é, he, it, is the cause of all the trouble; he is a mischief-maker.