ar bhiorán buí
Pure idiomHeadwords
Description
Rud a dhéantar gan mórán gríosú.
Corpus examples
"Dar an ngréin sin thuas, ar bhiorán bhuidhe go gcuirfinn an tsleagh so tréd' chroidhe anonn a chuirpthigh! Díol a thuarasdal leis láithreach gan a thuilleadh cainte, nó bainfad-sa an t-anam asat-sa! Bain an ceangal san de an neómat so!"
Ar bhiorán buidhe go mbeidhinn ag gabháil ort an fhaid a bheidheadh ionam seasamh os do chionn!
Cross-references
Additional examples
Ar bhiorán buídhe go mbuailfinn é! A brass pin would make me strike him! Ar bhiorán buidhe go mbeidhinn ag gabháil ort an fhaid a bheidheadh ionam seasamh os do chionn! A brass pin would make me be beating you while I could stand over you.
1. Ar bhiorán buí bhuailfinn é, for two pins I'd strike him.
biorán buidhe, a yellow brass pin, a trifle; ní fiú biorán buidhe é, it is valueless; ní mó biorán is é, it is only a trifle;