PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ ó thalamh, spring, start; exuberance; uppishness.
D’~ sé ó thalamh, he became hopping mad.
Níl a fhios agam ó thalamh na (naoi) bh~ cárb as é, cér leis é, I don’t know where on earth he comes from, who on earth owns it.
An ~ ó thalamh go firmimint, the distance between earth and sky.
Tógadh ó thalamh, amach ón ~, mé, I was lifted off the ground, I jumped with fright.
Ní fheadar ó thalamh an domhain, I don’t know on earth.
11. Ó thalamh, fundamentally, thoroughly.
Rud a scrúdú ó thalamh, to examine sth. thoroughly.
Tá an t-ádh ó thalamh ort, you are extremely lucky.
Amadán ó thalamh, an utter fool.
Bhuail mé ó thalamh é, I gave him a sound beating.
Thug sí dó ó thalamh é, she gave him a real scolding.