PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar ghrá Dé, ar mhaithe leis féin, for the love of God, for his own sake.
Ar mhaithe leis féin a bhíonn an ~ ag crónán, ‘a cat purrs for its own benefit’.
Ar mhaithe leat féin, for your own sake.
Ar mhaithe le, for the good of, for the sake of.
Bheith ar mhaithe le duine, to have s.o.’s interest at heart.
Ar mhaithe leis féin a bhí sé, he was thinking of his own good.
Ar mhaithe leat féin ná déan é, for your own sake don’t do it.