PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To give s.o. the beans, (i) tochas a chluaise a thabhairt do dhuine; (ii) ciolar chiot a dhéanamh de dhuine.
Your ears must have burned, must have been tingling, ní foláir nó bhí tochas sa chluais chlé agat.
I gave him what for! d'fhágas tochas sa chluais aige! chíoras go maith é!
My hand itches, tá tochas i mo láimh.
My hand is itchy, tá tochas i mo láimh.
He gave his head a scratch, thochais sé a cheann.
He scratched his head, thochais sé a cheann.