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dirt
[ durt ]
noun
- any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- earth or soil, especially when loose.
- something or someone vile, mean, or worthless:
After that last outburst of hers I thought she was dirt.
- moral filth; vileness; corruption.
- obscene or lewd language:
to talk dirt.
- Informal. gossip, especially of a malicious, lurid, or scandalous nature:
Tell me all the latest dirt.
Synonyms: , , ,
- private or personal information which if made public would create a scandal or ruin the reputation of a person, company, etc.
- Mining.
- crude, broken ore or waste.
- (in placer mining) the material from which gold is separated by washing.
dirt
/ 诲蓽藧迟 /
noun
- any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth
- loose earth; soil
- packed earth, gravel, cinders, etc, used to make a racetrack
- ( as modifier )
a dirt track
- mining the gravel or soil from which minerals are extracted
- a person or thing regarded as worthless
- obscene or indecent speech or writing
- slang.gossip; scandalous information
- moral corruption
- do someone dirt slang.to do something vicious to someone
- dish the dirt informal.to spread malicious gossip
- eat dirt slang.to accept insult without complaining
- treat someone like dirtto have no respect or consideration for someone
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dirt1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dirt1
Idioms and Phrases
- eat dirt, Informal. to accept blame, guilt, criticism, or insults without complaint; humble or abase oneself:
The prosecutor seemed determined to make the defendant eat dirt.
- do (someone) dirt. dirty ( def 18 ).
More idioms and phrases containing dirt
In addition to the idiom beginning with dirt , also see dig up (dirt) ; dish the dirt ; eat crow (dirt) ; hit the deck (dirt) ; pay dirt ; treat like dirt . Also see under dirty .Example Sentences
Lee was found dead in a dirt field between the intersections of California and Polk Avenues on Oct.
So, it should come as no surprise that there鈥檚 been dirt thrown at the movie in the headlines and on social media.
The residents say noxious dirt is being trucked in.
In one, a young fighter was being treated in a wooden ward with a dirt floor.
Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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