New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: come up for · come for · come in at · come into · come on to · go in for · home in on · code for · come before · come in

come in for

TRANSITIVEshe came in for a lot of criticism rinneadh go leor cáinte uirthihe came in for all of the blame airsean a cuireadh an locht uilig, airsean a cuireadh an milleán go léir → see come

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the manager asked him to come in for an interview d'iarr an bainisteoir air teacht isteach le haghaidh agallaimh
kicking »

it came in for a kicking in the papers rinneadh sceanairt air sna nuachtáin
look-see »

he came in for a look-see tháinig sé isteach chun an áit a fheiceáil
might »

he came in early so that he might prepare for the meeting tháinig sé isteach luath sa chaoi go bhféadfadh sé ullmhú don chruinniú, tháinig sé isteach luath ionas go bhféadfadh sé ullmhú don chruinniú, tháinig sé isteach luath chun go bhféadfadh sé ullmhú don chruinniú
peep »

they came in for a quick peep at the presents tháinig siad isteach chun spléachadh tapa a thabhairt ar na bronntanais
shabby »

they came in for some shabby treatment caitheadh go gránna leo
stern »

they came in for stern criticism rinneadh cáineadh géar orthu
swingeing »

the school came in for swingeing criticism from the inspectors rinne na cigirí cáineadh tromchúiseach ar an scoil
unwarranted »

they came in for unwarranted criticism cáineadh iad, rud nach raibh tuillte acu

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