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
Words nearby dirt
dirk,
dirksen,
dirl,
dirndl,
dirofilaria,
dirt,
dirt bag,
dirt cheap,
dirt dauber,
dirt farm,
dirt farmer
Example sentences from the Web for dirt
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
dirt