1 noun ANATdorn masc1 c m uhe hit me with his fistbhuail sé lena dhorn mé, bhuail sé dorn ormto make a fistdorn a dhéanamh de do lámh2 verb SPOR TRANSITIVEbuail le do dhornhe fisted the ball over the barbhuail sé an pheil thar an trasnán lena dhorn
phrases
fists flying
he went for him, fists flyingchuaigh sé de dhoirne air, ghabh sé de dhoirne air, bhí sé á rúscadh lena dhoirne
fists were flying
fists were flying in the pubbhí sé ina rúscadh sa teach tábhairne, bhí sé ina chath tuairgní sa teach ósta
to make a good fist of sth
(also
to make a decent fist of sth
)jab maith a dhéanamh de rudshe made a good fist of explaining itd'éirigh léi é a mhíniú go maithhe might make a better fist of itb'fhéidir go n-éireodh níos fearr leis-sean, seans go ndéanfadh seisean jab níos fearr de
to make money hand over fist
informalbheith ag carnadh airgidbheith ag mámáil airgid
to lose money hand over fist
informalbheith ag cailleadh airgid as éadanbheith ag cailleadh airgid go tiubh
