PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá gach uile cheird aige, he is a Jack of all trades.
Fad a bheifeá ag rá ‘~ as sin!’ Before you could say ‘Jack Robinson’.
~ i mbosca, jack-in-the-box.
2. ~ rósta, roasting jack.
~ chlaspa, ~ dhruidte, clasp-knife, jack-knife.
~ na gealaí, jack-o’-lantern.
Tá sé lán ~, he is full of nerves; he is a Jack-in-the-box.