PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bheinn beo ar leath ~ ann, I could live on half-rations there, I love the place.
Rud a chur ar ~, to ration sth.
Leabhar ciondála, ration book.
6. ~ bia, food-rationing.
Bheith ar chuid an ghadhair bhig, to be on short rations.
Bheith ar an n~, to be on short rations, in straitened circumstances.
Cuid péine, penal ration of food; little or nothing.
Bheith ar an b~ beag, to be on short rations; to be in jail.
Ar an ~, i d~, on short rations, in straitened circumstances.