ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
F: He is an awkward customer, boc m achrannach é.
A bossy fellow, boc tiarnasach.
F: (Of pers.) Big bug, boc mór.
A public character, boc mór, fear mór poiblí.
He is setting up for a man of consequence, tá sé ag iarraidh boc mór a dhéanamh de féin.
The cotton lords, bodairí, boic mhóra, an chadáis.
The nobs, na scioracháin, na boic mhóra.
P: The big noise, an boc mór.
F: (Of pers.) A big pot, boc mór.
F: He has a screw loose, tá boc mearaí air.
He has a slate loose, tá boc mearaí air.
The swells, na boic mhóra; na daoine galánta.
He is slightly touched, tá boc mearaí air.
He knows a trick or two, he's up to every trick, boc cleasach é; is mó lúb ina chorp siúd.