cleití a bhaint
Figurative idiomHeadwords
Description
Leagadh a bhaint as duine; béim síos a thabhairt do dhuine.
Corpus examples
Ní'l aoinne gur chuaidh an ainim sin, staigín i bhfeidhm air ná déanfidh a chroidhe díthil ar ainim éigin eile thuilleamh dó féin chómh luath i n-Éirinn agus d'fhéadfidh sé é. Níor bhainamair cleití fós as an ngaige gan éifeacht, ach tá breith againn air.
Additional explanation
- Níor bhaineamar siar fós as an ngallamhaisire gan mhaith. We didn't knock a feather off his cap yet - the worthless dandy - discharge his battery.
- "Clip his wings, bring him down in the world."
- Níor thugamar fé fós as an duine gan tairbhe agus é ina bhodhaire.
Additional examples
Dheineas é lagú ins na cleití; nó, na cleití a bhaint, nó a statha, as = thógas, mhaoluigheas, anuas é
Níor baineadh cleite as, he didn't lose a feather, he was unscathed.
Figuratively: covering, dress,