chalk
1 also geologygeolaíocht substancecailc fem2 cmu a piece of chalk píosa cailce to draw sth in chalk rud a tharraingt le cailc 2 write etc in chalk transitiveaistreachscríobh le cailc → chalked by a long chalk it's not over yet, not by a long chalk níl sé thart go fóill, ná baol air; níl sé thart fós agus is fada uaidh é I wasn't ready for it by a long chalk ní raibh mé réidh dó ná dada cosúil leis, ní raibh mé réidh dó ná a shaothar orm 'Did they win?' 'Not by a long chalk!' 'Ar bhain siad?' 'Is beag an baol gur bhain!', 'Ar bhuaigh siad?' 'Baol orthu!' not to know chalk from cheese he wouldn't know chalk from cheese ní aithneodh sé cat thar chóiste like chalk and cheese Brian and Cathal are like chalk and cheese tá difear lá agus oíche idir Brian agus Cathal, geal agus dubh iad Brian agus Cathal → chalk out→ chalk up Loading phrases and examples...
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