PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar, in, ~ ag, in service with, hired for a period by.
Ag iompar airm in ~ an diabhail, bearing arms in the service of the devil.
Thug sé ~ aimsire san arm, he gave long service, stayed a long time, in the army.
Bheith ar ~ ag duine, to be in s.o.’s service.
Dul ar ~ (in áit, ag duine), to enter service (in a place, with s.o.).
Ó tháinig do ghar i mo chosán, since I am in a position to be of service to you.
1. Bheith i ~ duine, to be in s.o.’s service.
I ~ an stáit, in state service.