PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tairne, greim, a bhogadh, to loosen a nail, a hold.
~ fiacla, loosening of teeth.
Téad a ~eadh, to loosen a rope.
~ na scriúnna rud beag, loosen the screws a bit.
Na putóga a ~eadh, to loosen the bowels.
~ greama, téide, loosening of hold, of rope.
~ teanga, loosening of tongue.
An t~ a bhaint den mhála, (i) to loosen the purse-strings, (ii) to let one’s tongue wag.
~ a theannadh, a scaoileadh, a ligean, to tighten, loosen, let out, a rope.