Coimeád ar leath-taobh. - Keep to one side. Ná tóig aon pháirt ann. Coimeád amach as. Ná bí páirteach sa ngnó. Choimeád sé leis fhéin. - He kept it to himself.
Chuir sé thar mo choimeád me, he put me off my guard, he baffled me (with his ruse). Bí ar do choimeád féin! beware, be careful. Tá coimeád cruaidh ar lucht póitin, there is a sharp look-out (by the police) for poteen makers.