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dirt
[ durt ]
/ dɜrt /
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Idioms about dirt
do (someone) dirt. dirty (def. 18).
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.
Origin of dirt
1250–1300; Middle English dirt, drit; cognate with Old Norse drit excrement; compare Old English drītan
Words nearby dirt
Dirksen, dirl, dirndl, Dirofilaria, dir. prop., dirt, dirt bag, dirt bike, dirt-cheap, dirt dauber, dirt-eating
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British Dictionary definitions for dirt
dirt
/ (dɜːt) /
noun
Word Origin for dirt
C13: from Old Norse drit excrement; related to Middle Dutch drēte
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