PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Teacht chun boinn, to come forward, to come up to scratch.
Níor bhain béim chreabhair dó; ní dhearnadh deargadh an chreabhair air, he came through without a scratch.
Níl ann ach ~, it is only a scratch.
~ scríobtha, scratch-awl.
Duine a ~adh, to scratch, claw, s.o.
~ a thabhairt ar dhuine, a chur i nduine, to scratch s.o.
Teacht faoi ~, to come to scratch.
An talamh a ~adh, to scratch the ground.
Ag ~adh leis an uachtar, (merely) scratching the surface.
Is olc an chearc nach ~ann di féin, ‘it’s a poor hen that will not scratch for itself.’
~ ar mhéar, scratch on finger.
Teacht ar an ~, to come to the scratch.
Níl tú ach ag ~ an talaimh, you are only scratching the surface of the ground.
Capall a tharraingt siar as rás, to scratch a horse from a race.
Tú féin a thochas, to scratch oneself (to relieve itching).
Fágadh ag tochas a chinn é, he was left scratching his head (in perplexity).
Cuirfidh mise ~ ina cheann, I’ll give him something to scratch his head about.