ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is fearr cuid ar leith ná ~, it is better to share things round than to scramble for them.
Ag fuirseadh na déirce, scrambling for alms.
~ sceab ar airgead, scramble for money.
Caith in airde ar ~ sceab chucu é, throw it up and let them scramble for it.
Caith sa ~ chucu iad, make them scramble for them.
Bhí siad ag ~eadh a chéile, they were cutting the shins off one another; they were in a mad scramble.