ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To eat two at a time, péire a ithe le chéile, ag an am (céanna).
He asked for something to eat, d'iarr sé rud le n-ithe.
F: To have a bit of something, greim a ithe.
He was biting his nails, bhí sé ag ithe a chuid ingne.
To browse (on) leaves, duilliúr a ithe, a chrinneadh.
He does nothing but eat, ní stadann sé ach ag ithe.
Not a crust to eat, gan an greim féin le n-ithe.
To dine on, off, sth., rud a ithe leis an dinnéar, chun dinnéir.
We were having dinner, bhí muid ag ithe ár ndinnéir.
He does nothing except eat and drink, ní dhéanann sé pioc ach ag ithe agus ag ól.
To give the horse a feed, rud le n-ithe a thabhairt don chapall.
To have a good feed, sáibhirne mhaith, foracún maith, a ithe.
To feed out of s.o.'s hand, ithe as láimh duine.
Ecc: To eat flesh, feoil a ithe.
To offer s.o. food, bia, greim lena ithe, a thairiscint do dhuine.
To get sth. to eat, (i) rud éigin a fháil le n-ithe; (ii) greim a ithe.
To give s.o. sth. to eat, to drink, rud a thabhairt le n-ithe, le n-ól, do dhuine.
To glut oneself, anlucht a ithe.
Good to eat, (go) maith le n-ithe.
To eat sth, with gusto, rud a ithe le flosc, le fonn.
He is having his dinner, tá sé ag déanamh, ag ithe, a dhinnéir.
We ate and drank to our heart's content, bhí muid ag ithe agus ag ól go raibh muid subhach sách.
He kept on eating, mhair sé ag ithe leis.
I felt like kicking myself, bhíos ag ithe na méar díom féin; b'fhearr liom an lámh a bhaint díom.
To bite one's lip(s), bheith ag ithe na liopaí.
To live on vegetables, gan a ithe ach glasraí; bheith beo ar ghlasraí.
She is always nagging, bíonn sí i gcónaí ag ithe agus ag gearradh.
To eat off a silver dish, do chuid a ithe as soitheach airgid.
To eat out of the same dish, ithe as aon mhias amháin.
To overeat (oneself), iomarca a ithe; craos a dhéanamh.
To eat like a pig, ithe go craosach; bheith ag sclamhadh.
To eat sth. with relish, rud a ithe le dúil ann.
He was bitterly repenting it, bhí sé ag ithe na méar de féin mar gheall air.
To eat to repletion, do shá a ithe.
To eat salt with s.o., bia a ithe i gcuideachta duine.
To eat to satiety, anlucht a ithe.
To eat some bread, blúire m aráin a ithe.
He surfeited himself with food, chuir sé ceas, masmas, air féin ag ithe; d'ith sé an tsá ghránach.
They are as thick as thieves, tá siad ag ithe as béal a chéile.
He was biting his thumbs, bhí sé ag ithe na méar de féin.
We must eat (in order) to live, caithfimid greim a ithe más linn bheith beo, le bheith beo.
Good to eat, maith le n-ithe.