PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
I ndeireadh a ~e, at the end of his resources.
~ mhaith, good management (of resources).
Bhíodar cáite againn, we had them beaten, we had exhausted their resources.
~ maoine, thinning of resources.
Ar aon chois, (i) on one leg; one-legged, (ii) lacking half one’s resources.
Tá sé i n~ a nirt, a acmhainne, he has reached the end of his strength, of his resources.
Slua, eolas, acmhainn, an domhain, vast crowd, knowledge, resources.
~ gearr, scanty resources.
Bheith ag an t~, to be down to the last remnant; to be at the end of one’s resources.
Fear gan ~, a man of no resource.
An t~ dheireanach, the last resource.
~ta as maoin, as comhrá, run out of resources, of conversation.
An fad a thug mo ghustal mé, as far as my resources took me.
An té nach bhfuil ~ aige, he who has no resources.
Chuir sé é féin ~ a acmhainn leis, he went beyond his resources with it.
Is mairg a loiscfeadh a thiompán leis, it would be a pity to waste one’s last resource on it.