idir cleith agus ursain
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “between wattle and jamb”
Phrase[edit]
- by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair's breadth
- Idir cleith is ursain d'imigh sé
- He escaped by the skin of his teeth/by a hair’s breadth.
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ursa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cleith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “idir cleith agus ursain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “idir cleith agus ursain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.