Significado: becoming dirty

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dirty Idioma

dirty dog/dirty rat

immoral person, liar, scum, slimebucket You dirty rat! You stole my truck and used my credit card!

dirty laundry

personal problems, mistakes, scandals I don't want the public to see my dirty laundry - my worst moves.

dirty look

a look that shows dislike or disapproval His mother gave him a dirty look when he smoked the cigarette.

dirty money

stolen money, money obtained illegally We believe the donation from the Mafia is dirty money.

dirty one

hurt one's character or good name, do a bad or shameful thing The politician dirtied his hands when he became involved in the questionable land deals.

dirty thirties

"1930s, when drought caused hardship on the prairie; dirty thirties" During the dirty thirties, soil drifted into the ditches and crops wouldn't grow.

dirty work

unpleasant tasks, difficult work I do the dirty work - fight for the puck - and he scores the goals.

down and dirty

not polite, rude, vulgar The next song is down and dirty. It's called Snake's Pad.

like a dirty shirt

always there - like shirts that need to be washed If you have a garage sale, Jim will be there like a dirty shirt.

play dirty

play rough, break the rules, play hardball Even if his opponents cheat and lie, Pat won't play dirty.

quick and dirty

fast or easy, instant, short cut I know a quick and dirty way to calculate interest. It's easy.

dirty

1. an unattractive girl who sleeps around and/or is willing to engage in almost any sexual act:"Yeah dog! You could hit dat; she's a dirty"
2. a person who is socially offensive, dresses in dirty clothes, has dirty hair, etc.; a social outcast:"Did you see that chicks fro?! What a dirty!!"
3. disgusting:"That was really dirty when he barfed on the kitchen floor!"

dirty bird

Old Crow Whisky

dirty dozens

a game played by insulting the relatives of the other players

do the dirty

to do something unpleasant to someone

get one's hands dirty

Idiom(s): get one's hands dirty AND dirty one's hands; soil one's hands

Theme: WRONG - DEED

to become involved with something illegal; to do something that is beneath one.
• The mayor would never get his hands dirty by giving away political favors.
• I will not dirty my hands by breaking the law.

get a dirty look from

Idiom(s): get a dirty look from sb

Theme: CRITICISM

to get frowned at by someone.
• I stopped whistling when I got a dirty look from Ann.
• I got a dirty look from the teacher. I don't know why.

down-and-dirty

Idiom(s): down-and-dirty

Theme: DECEPTION

sneaky, unfair, lowdown, and nasty. (Slang. Fixed order.)
• The boys played a real down-and-dirty trick on the teacher.
• A political campaign provides a lot of down-and-dirty speeches that only confuse the voters.

dirty old man

Idiom(s): dirty old man

Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE

an older man who is excessively interested in sex.
• Tell your daughter to stay away from him. He's a dirty old man and might attack her.
• There were several dirty old men looking at pornographic magazines in the park.

air one's dirty linen in public

Idiom(s): air one's dirty linen in public AND wash one's dirty linen in public

Theme: COMPLAINT

to discuss private or embarrassing matters in public, especially when quarreling. (This linen refers to sheets and tablecloths or other soiled cloth.)
• Johns mother had asked him repeatedly not to air the family's dirty linen in public.
• Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are arguing again. Why must they always air their dirty linen in public?
• Jean will talk to anyone about her financial problems. Why does she wash her dirty linen in public?

wash one's dirty linen in public

dirty one's hands

Air your dirty laundry in public

If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.

Dirty dog

A dirty dog is an untrustworthy person.

Do their dirty work

Someone who does someone's dirty work, carries out the unpleasant jobs that the first person doesn't want to do. Someone who seems to enjoy doing this is sometimes known as a 'henchman'.

Don't wash your dirty laundry in public

(UK) People, especially couples, who argue in front of others or involve others in their personal problems and crises, are said to be washing their dirty laundry in public; making public things that are best left private. (In American English, 'don't air your dirty laundry in public' is used.)

Get your hands dirty

If you get your hands dirty, you become involved in something where the realities might compromise your principles. It can also mean that a person is not just stuck in an ivory tower dictating strategy, but is prepared to put in the effort and hard work to make the details actually happen.

air one's dirty linen in public|dirty linen|linen|

v. phr. To talk about your private quarrels or disgraces where others can hear; make public something embarrassing that should be kept secret. Everyone in the school knew that the superintendent and the principal were angry with each other because they aired their dirty linen in public. No one knew that the boys' mother was a drug addict, because the family did not wash its dirty linen in public.

dirty look|dirty|look

n., informal A look that shows dislike. Miss Parker sent Joe to the principal's office for giving her a dirty look.

dirty old man|dirty|man|old man

n. phr. An older man who shows an unhealthy interest in young girls. "Stay away from Uncle Algernon, Sally," her mother warned. "He is a dirty old man."

dirty one's hands|dirty|hand|hands|soil|soil one's

v. phr. To lower or hurt one's character or good name; do a bad or shameful thing. The teacher warned the children not to dirty their hands by cheating in the examination. I would not soil my hands by going with bad people and doing bad things.

dirty story|dirty|story

n. phr. An improper or obscene story. Uncle Bill is much too fond of telling dirty stories in order to embarrass his friends.

dirty trick|dirty|trick

n. phr. A treacherous action; an unfair act. That was a dirty trick John played on Mary when he ran away with her younger sister.

dirty joke

dirty joke
A smutty story, as in Teenagers love to tell dirty jokes. The use of dirty in the sense of “obscene” or “indecent” dates from the late 1500s, but its application to a joke began only in the 20th century. The same sense also appears in such expressions as dirty book, for a pornographic book; dirty old man, for a middle-aged or elderly lecher; and dirty word or talk dirty, for a lewd, offensive expression or sexually explicit conversation.

dirty look, give a

dirty look, give a
Scowl at someone, look disapproving. For example, When I started to tell the story, Carol gave me a really dirty look. This expression has largely replaced the earlier and more formal black look. [Colloquial; 1920s]

dirty tricks

dirty tricks
Undercover or clandestine operations and deceitful stratagems in politics and espionage. For example, This campaign has been dominated by the dirty tricks of both sides. The adjective dirty here is used in the sense of “unethical” or “unfair.” The term originally was applied to covert intelligence operations carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency, whose planning directorate was nicknamed “department of dirty tricks.” It later was extended to underhanded activity intended to undermine political opponents and commercial rivals. [1940s]

get a dirty look

get a dirty look
see dirty look, give a.

talk dirty

talk dirty
see under dirty joke.

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