PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~adh chun tosaigh, os cionn ruda, to lean forward, over sth.
Ligean le do dhroim, to lean back; to take things easy.
~ a bheith agat le duine, le rud, to have a leaning towards, to look with favour on, s.o., sth.
~ a bheith agat le rud, to have a leaning towards sth.
Do thaca a ~ean le rud, to lean on sth. for support.
~ fosaithe, stick to lean on, prop.
Luí ar rámh, ar spád, to lean, exert pressure, on an oar, on a spade.
Taca a bhaint as ~, to lean on a straw, on a broken reed.
~ a bhaint as rud, to lean on sth. for support.