ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is mór an spórt é i mbaile gan ~, it is great sport for those who have nothing better to do.
Is é an buachaill ~ é, the boy is good for nothing.
Níl ann ach ~ (gan mhaith), he is only a (good-for-nothing) creature.
Is olc an ~ nach fiú fead a ligean air, ‘it is a poor hound that is not worth whistling for’, anything is better than nothing.
Is í an ~ mná í, she is such a good-for-nothing woman.
Mhairfeadh sé ag iascach, he would ask for nothing better than to keep on fishing.