an cam a chur ina dhíreach (ar)
Figurative idiomHeadwords
Description
An dallach dubh, an dallamullóg a chur ar dhuine.
Corpus examples
Do chuir sé an beag 'na mhór orm. Do chuiris an dubh 'na gheal orm. Do chuir sé an cam 'na dhíreach orm.
Cross-references
Additional examples
2. An cam a chur ar an díreach, to distort facts.
a bhfuil cam is direach de, all of it, straight and crooked.