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Nathanna Cainte/Idioms

  • 03-07-2007 10:05am
    #1
    Múinteoir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭


    Gnáthnathanna cainte, le cur do le saibhreas ár gcuid Gaeilge. Ní seanfhocail atá i gceist.

    Everyday idioms, to add to the richness of our Irish. We are not talking about proverbs though.

    - Rinne sé magairlí cránach (lit. sow's testicles) den obair = He screwed up/made a mess of the work.

    - Bhain siad an chloch dá muinchille = They buried the hatchet

    - Ciolar chiot a dhéanamh de dhuine = to beat the crap out of someone.

    Tá go leor acu le fáil i bhfoclóir Uí Dhónaill, mar shampla. Aon samplaí eile agaibh?


Comments

  • #2
    dranoel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭dranoel


    deartháir don sac an mála = it comes to the same thing

    Tuigeann Tadhg Taidhgín = like understands like

    Sop in áit na scuaibe is ea é = Its a poor substitute


  • #3
    Gael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭Gael


    Tadhg an dá thaobh - Two faced person

    Talamh slán a dhéanamh de.... - to assume/to take for granted

    Níor chuir sé aon fhiacal ann - He didn't pull his punches


  • #4
    Múinteoir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭Múinteoir


    Ar na ribí - high (on drugs)


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