PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fágadh mise i mbun an bhacáin, I was left holding the baby.
Thit sé i m~ a chos, he collapsed.
Tá sé ag ~, i m~, a fháis, a mhéide, he is fully grown.
Dul i m~ oibre, to set to work.
I m~ an tí, an linbh, attending to the house, the child.
Duine a chur i m~ ruda, to put s.o. in charge of sth.
Cuir i m~ a ghnó é, set him about his business.
Fear i m~ a fhocail é, he is a man who keeps his word.
D’fhan sé i m~ a mháthar, he stayed to take care of his mother.
Fan i m~ na fírinne, abide by the truth.
Suí i m~ duine, to take advantage of s.o.
Bheith i m~ rud a dhéanamh, (i) to be engaged in doing sth. (ii) to intend to do sth.
Tá sé ~ i mbun gnóthaí, he is a shrewd business man.
Go ~ i mbun a ghnó, diligently attending to his business.
D’fhan sé i mbun a ghnó, he carried on with his business.
Tá sé i mbun a fháis, he is fully grown.
Fanacht i mbun na ~, to confine oneself to the truth.
I mbun an ghéill, on the under-jaw.
I mbun na cruaiche, at the foot of the rick.
Tá sé i mbun a chuid oibre, he is attending to his work.
Tá sé i mbun a mhéide, he is fully grown.
Fanacht i mbun na ~a, to keep within reasonable bounds.
Tá sé i mbun a mhéide, he is fully grown.
An té atá i mbun a ~tha, the person who is serving it out.
Tabhair ~ i mbun na cluaise dó, give him a clip on the ear.
Tá sé ~ i mbun a ghnó, he manages his business economically.
Dul i d~, i mbun tí, to set up house.