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Irish
Etymology
Calque of English let on
Verb
lig ar
- to let on (to reveal or indicate)
1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 196:Do ghlac rabharta feirge an captaen, ach níor leig sé aon nídh air.- A flood of rage seized captain was filled with rage, but he didn’t let on.
Usage notes
The preposition ar is reflexive in this construction: its object agrees with the subject of the verb:
- ligim orm ― I let on
- ligeann tú ort ― you let on
- ligeann sé air ― he lets on