PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bheith go ~ sa tóir ar dhuine, to be hot in pursuit of s.o.
Éalú ón tóir, to evade the pursuit.
Bhí siad sa tóir orainn, they were in pursuit of us.
Bhí siad go ~ sa tóir air, they were strong in pursuit of him.
Stad an ~, the pursuit stopped.
Ar ~, in the track of; in pursuit of; following after, succeeding; along the course of.
Ag ~ pléisiúir, in pursuit of pleasure.
~ bíobhaí, pursuit of wrongdoers.
Go ~ sa tóir orainn, in hot pursuit of us.
Ar ~, in hot pursuit, rushing along.
Chuamar sa tóir orthu, we went in pursuit of them.
Ar ~, (i) on the track of, in pursuit of, (ii) on the point of, about to.
Dul sa ~ ar rud, to set out in pursuit of sth.
Bhí an namhaid sa ~ orthu, the enemy was in pursuit of them.
Ag tóraíocht na sláinte, in pursuit of health.
~ léinn, pursuit of learning.