ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ seó, showman, one who shows off.
Imeacht ar do chamchuairt, to go off on one’s rambles.
Rud a chur de do chroí, to get sth. off one’s chest.
2. ~ a dhéanamh, to carry off sth. on one’s back; to take sth. on the crook.
Duine a chur ó dhoras, to turn s.o. away from one’s door; to put s.o. off with an excuse.
~im i leataobh, to move off to one side.
D’~ a thógáil de rud, to take one’s mind off sth.
Bhí siad faoi ~ tráth, they were well off at one time.
D’aon ~ amháin thug sé leis iad, he carried them off at one swoop.
Do shonas a thabhairt ar do dhonas, to cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face.
Bhí siad ag ~eadh a chéile, they were cutting the shins off one another; they were in a mad scramble.
Súil a thógáil de rud, to take one’s attention off sth.