PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ceann ar ~, (i) headlong, (ii) on purpose.
~ ar aghaidh, (i) headlong, (ii) on purpose.
Thit sé gan chosaint, he fell headlong, was unable to break his fall.
Chuaigh sé i n~ a chinn isteach san uisce, he went head first, fell headlong, into the water.
~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to plunge headlong into sth.
Ná bí ~ ar d’aimhleas, don’t rush headlong into ruin.
Ag dul chun an diabhail le ~, rushing headlong to perdition.
Rith sé i leith a chinn isteach ann, he ran headlong into it.
~ ruaige, headlong chase.
Tá ~ d’aimhleasa fút, you are rushing headlong to destruction.
3. ~ maidhme, rout, headlong flight.
Ní dhéanfaidh tú de ~ ná de léim é, you can’t just rush headlong into it.
~ cinn le fána, downhill, headlong, rush.
Bhí siad ina raon maidhme ~e, they were in headlong flight before him.