PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ machnaimh a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. food for thought.
Chuir an bia ~ ann, the food cheered him.
Tá an teach in ~ aige, he has eaten all the food there was in the house.
Bia a ~adh, to bolt food.
Cuid an lae ~, tomorrow’s share, food.
Tá an bia ~ ort, your food is spoiled, gone to loss.
Tá do chuid ~, your food is served.
Chuaigh an bia le m’~, the food went down the wrong way, went against my breath.
~ a dhéanamh ar bhia, to help oneself greedily to proffered food.
~ a dhéanamh ar (bhia), to gorge oneself with (food).
Bia a bhaint den talamh, den fharraige, to get food from the land, the sea.
Ní dheachaigh greim, blas, i mo bhéal inniu, I have not tasted food today.
Bia bealaithe, greasy, rich, food.
~ cearc, ainmhithe, chicken-feed, animal food.
Tá ~ sna prátaí, potatoes are a sustaining food.
Tá an bheatha ag éirí daor, the cost of food is rising.
~ a ullmhú, a chaitheamh, to prepare, to take, food.
~ agus deoch, food and drink.
~ na ndaoine, food for human consumption; food crops.
~ tur, food without condiment.
Níor ordaigh Dia béal gan bhia, God made food for everyone.
~ sliogán, shell-fish food.
An ~ amach as an ubh, the food from the egg.
~í cúnta, accessory food factors.
Is fearr bothán ~ ná caisleán gortach, a cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle.
~ maith é, he is generous with food.
Bia, deoch, a bhlaiseadh, to taste, sample, food, drink.
Ag ~ ar bhia, ar dheoch, testing food, drink, on lips.
Ag ~ ar bhia, testing food on lips.
Bia a chur ar ~, to serve up food.
Cuirfidh an bia ~ ionat, the food will give you energy.
Tá sé ina bhró, he is stuffed (with food).
~ a dhéanamh de bhia, to mess up food.
Bhroc siad an bia, an féar, they messed up the food, the hay.
3. ~ a ithe, to glut oneself with food.
A mbia ~, their main food.
Bhí mé ~ le mo chuid, I had taken a distaste for my food.
~ ar bhia, wasteful of food.
~ ar bhia, fastidious about food.
Bia, deoch, a chaitheamh, to take food, drink.
Chaith sé aníos an bia, he threw up, vomited, the food.
Bia a chalcadh ionat féin, to stuff oneself with food.