EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
díogha, m. (gs. ~). The worst. ~ ruda, the worst (part) of sth. ~ na hoibre, the worst kind of work. ~ na bhfear, the worst of men. ~ gach síne sioc, frost is the worst weather. ~ gach ceirde goid, thieving is the worst trade. ~ gach ~ (drochbhean), the worst of all (is a bad woman). Rogha an dá dhíogha, a choice between two evils. Is é (an) ~ é, it couldn’t be worse. ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to reject sth. as worthless. S.a. bodach 1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is é an díogha, an togha, an scoth, é, it is the worst, the choicest, the best.
Tabhair rogha don bhodach agus tógfaidh sé an díogha, give a beggar a horse and he will ride to the devil.