dirt

[ durt ]
/ dɜrt /

noun

Idioms for 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

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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

Idioms and Phrases with dirt

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