idir cleith agus ursain
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “between wattle and jamb”
=== Phrase ===
idir cleith agus ursain
by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair's breadth
=== Further reading ===
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ursa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1305; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cleith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “idir cleith agus ursain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“idir cleith agus ursain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026