bheith ar muin capaill ar aillbheith i sáinn cheart
to fight like a tiger
(also
to fight like tigers
)he fought like a tiger when they closed in on himthroid sé go fíochmhar nuair a theann siad leisthey fought like tigers to keep the schoolchuir siad a gcraiceann díobh leis an scoil a choinneáil, bhí siad ar a mine ghéire ag iarraidh an scoil a choinneáil
