Phrases and combinations:
lām-sám (o·-pe̍h) salām-sám (oo-pe̍h) salâm-sam (ō-beh) sa  snatch or grasp things indiscriminately (as a thief in the dark or as a drowning man)
sa bô niau-á-mn̂g (sa bô liâu-á-mn̂g)sa bô niau-á-mn̂g (sa bô liâu-á-mn̂g)(DT unavailable)  cannot find a clue, no way of finding out, can not understand or guess what it is all about
sa bô-tio̍hsa bô-tio̍h(DT unavailable)  failed to catch (a fly ball or a bird), failed to arrest (a suspect)
sa-liáu-liáusa-liáu-liáusā-liau-liàu  snatched all of them
sa m̄-tio̍hsa m̄-tio̍h(DT unavailable)  grab the wrong thing or person
sa oá-lâisa uá-lâi(DT unavailable)  sweep things together with the hand
sì-kè-sasì-kè-sasì-gê-sa  borrow or get something from many sources
tùi chhíu kā i sa letùi tshíu kā i sa le(DT unavailable)  grasp him by the hand