PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá mé tógtha i m~ agaibh, you have set tongues wagging about me.
Tá an madra ag ~eadh a eireabaill, the dog is wagging his tail.
Madra ag croitheadh a eireabaill, a dog wagging his tail.
Tá a teanga ag ~áil fós, her tongue is still wagging.
Tá an teanga ar ~ aici, she lets her tongue wag.
~ sé lena theanga, he let his tongue wag.
An t~ a bhaint den mhála, (i) to loosen the purse-strings, (ii) to let one’s tongue wag.