PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
In ~, bogged down, stuck in the mud; in a difficulty.
Chuaigh an bhó in ~ sa chriathrach, the cow got stuck in the bog.
Tá mé ~te istigh i gcónaí, I am always stuck in the house.
Chuir sé an scian go cuid a dhoirn ann, he stuck the knife to the haft in him.
Bhí a phíopa ina dhraid aige, he had the pipe stuck in his mouth.
Bheith faoi dhraoib, sáite sa ~, to be covered with mud, stuck in the mud.
Bheith sáite sa ~, to be stuck in the ashes, to be a sit-by-the-fire.
~ sé an lann ann, he stuck the blade in him.
Shac mé an eochair sa ghlas, I stuck the key in the lock.
~ síos sa pholl é, stick it down in the hole.
Sáite sa chlais, sa díog, stuck in the trench, confined to drudgery.
Sáite sa luaith, stuck in the ashes, lazing by the fire.
Sheas an focal i mo scornach, the word stuck in my throat.
Sáigh sa ~ é, stick it in the ground.
Le ~ a bheith sáite sa chlúid, compared to being stuck in the corner.
Níl ann ach ~m abhaile, he is only a stick-in-the-mud.