gach aon fhocal ar a fhaobhar (agus ar a chúinne) (ag)
Pure idiomHeadwords
Description
Caint ghéar; teanga bhearrtha.
Corpus examples
Gach aon fhocal ar a fhaobhar agus ar a chúinne aige.
Additional examples
Gach aon fhocal ar a fhaobhar agus ar a chúinne aige is said of a person who with unnecessary emphasis – as if putting each word first on its edge and then on the corner of its edge.
Bhí faor maith ar a fhiacla ag Seán á rá = fonn maith air á rá: á rá go géar. Bhí faor ar m'fhiacla chun é rá amach go maith = fonn, fuinneamh.
faobhar ar gach focal aige, his every word was barbed, gach aon fhocal ar faobhar aige, bhí faobhar ar a ghuth, he spoke in angry tones.