ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bheith faoi chomaoin ag duine, to be under a compliment, beholden, to s.o.
Is beag an chomaoin a chuir sé ort, he didn’t put you under much of a compliment.
Le ~ an aire, with the minister’s compliments.
Do dhea-mhéin a ghabháil le duine, to present one’s compliments to s.o.
Le dea-mhéin an údair, with the author’s compliments.
An ~ a roinnt le duine, to exchange compliments with s.o., to give s.o. tit for tat.