| English | Gaeilge |
| arm in arm | uillinn ar uillinn |
| around and around | timpeall is timpeall |
| back and forth | anonn is anall |
| believe it or not | tuig é no ná tuig |
| face to face | aghaidh ar aghaidh |
| forever | ar fad ar fad |
| forever | go deo deo |
| from day to lay; | ó lá go chéile |
| from time to time | ó am go ham |
| from place to place | ó áit go háit |
| that's that | sin é sin |
| thru and thru | trid is trid |
| good begets good | maith as maith |
| penniless | gan pingin gan bonn |
| from age to age | ó glúin go glúin |
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| English | Gaeilge |
| from bottom to top | ó bun go bharr |
| hearsay | scéal scéal |
| hand in hand | lámh ar lámh |
| neck and neck | gob ar gob |
| out and out | amach is amach |
| topsy turvy | droim thar droim |
| in close succession | droim ar droim |
| long long ago | fadó fadó |
| up and down | suas agus anuas |
| side by side | taobh ar taobh |
| inside out | isteach is amach |
| evil begets evil | ólc as ólc |
| upside down | bunoscionn |
| posterior | bundun |
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