PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a chur ar, faoi, dhuine, to shut s.o. up.
Chuir sé an ~ orm, he gagged me, made me shut up.
Cuir an boc sin ina chónaí, make that fellow shut up.
~ a chur i nduine, to make s.o. shut up.
~ a dhéanamh de dhuine, to leave s.o. speechless, make s.o. shut up.
~ a chur ar do theanga, to seal one’s lips; to shut up.
Bí i do thost! Keep silent! Shut up!
Iafar i gcarcair iad, they will be shut up in a prison.
Cuirfidh mise ~ ina bhéal, I’ll shut him up, silence him.
~ chugat! ~ ort! May you choke! Shut up!
Bí i do thost, be silent, shut up.
Cuir ina thost é, silence him, make him shut up.
Éist do bhéal, a thuata! Shut up! What do you know about the matter?