PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
I dteannta na gceirtlíní, to add to my troubles.
~ a chur i bhfeac, i dtaca, i dtalamh, i dteannta, to get a firm foothold, dig one’s feet in.
Cos a chur i bhfeac, i dtaca, i dtalamh, i dteannta, to put down one’s foot firmly, to refuse to budge.
Bheith i d~, to be in a fix.
I d~ eatarthu, trapped between them.
Duine a chur i d~, to put s.o. in a difficult position, in a quandary.
Do chos a chur i d~, to plant one’s foot firmly; to take a firm stance, refuse to budge.
I d~ duine, along with s.o.
Cuir i d~ a chéile iad, put them all together.
Iad go léir i d~ a chéile, the whole lot of them together.
I d~ a ndearna sé dom, along with all he did for me.