PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chomh teann le ~, as tight as a football.
Bhí mé i g~ acu, they had me in a tight corner.
Bríste, sciorta, ~, narrow, tight-fitting, trousers, skirt.
Bheith sa chúngach, to be pressed for space; to be in a tight place, in a difficult situation.
Soitheach ~, tight vessel.
Snaidhm dhocht, tight knot.
~ do dhorn air, grasp, hold, it tight; take it when you have the chance.
Soitheach ~, tight, seaworthy, vessel.
Is iomaí ~ a raibh sé ann, he came through many dangers, was in many a tight corner.
Tá ~ docht aige ar an airgead, he has the money tightly in his grasp; he keeps a tight hold of money.
D’~ sé a dhorn air, he closed his fist over it, kept a tight hold on it.
~ a dhéanamh den phingin, to keep a tight hold of every penny.
Choinnigh sé an t~ ar an spaga, he kept a tight hold of his money.
Fáisc go ~ é, squeeze it tight.
~ an sreangán air, pull the string tight around it.