PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ na droinne a bhualadh ar dhuine, to give s.o. a trouncing.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. a trouncing.
Rinneamar ~ orthu, we gave them a trouncing; we played havoc with them.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. a trouncing.
Ag ~adh a chéile le bataí coill, trouncing each other with hazel sticks.
~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. a trouncing.
~ a fháil, to get a leathering, a trouncing.
~ (maith) a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. a (good) trouncing.
Fuair sé ~ maith, he got a good trouncing.
~ (de bhata) a thabhairt do dhuine, to give s.o. a trouncing (with a stick).
Ag ~ a chéile, trouncing each other.
A bhurdáil atá ag dul dó, what he needs is a trouncing.
Bhí siad ag baint ~e as a chéile, they were trouncing each other.
Fuair sé ~ Mháire, he got a trouncing.