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Sep 13, 2024 · In my sentence these crimes are described as London dirt. So, figuratively, Sherlock kept on picking London dirt (solving London crimes) alone. And in this regard I asked whether I could use the verb pick to poetically describe this process (Sherlock solving crimes can be described as a man shoveling or picking (searching something in) dirt).
Feb 24, 2019 · Re Dirt: I hear dirt used for garden soil in American shows. It’s much less common in the UK for us to say dirt for the soil that plants grow in. I don’t think dampness level is a big part of the definition when distinguishing between earth / dirt / soil. Dampness IS an issue between dust and mud. Dust is dry.
Jul 4, 2011 · English-American. Jul 4, 2011. #9. "Kicking the dirt" is fairly common, if you watch American baseball pitchers. The "mound" where the pitcher stands is a dirt mound. Often, when a pitcher goes to the mound, he will kick at it with his feet -- not violently, but as if trying to smoothe a place where he will stand.
Aug 30, 2010 · Aug 30, 2010. #9. Nunty said: There is apparently an old saying that you have to "eat a peck of dirt" before you die. (A peck is a measurement of volume.) Here is one reference. The expression could apparently be metaphorical ("dirt" meaning unpleasant life experiences) but is being used literally here, as owlman explained.
Sep 18, 2017 · English - United States. Sep 18, 2017. #2. The phrase "playing with the dirt" is definitely not incorrect. It is less common, but that's because "playing in the dirt" is something of a fixed expression. The difference should be that when you play "in" the dirt, you are playing somehow, with something, while being in the dirt.
Nov 7, 2014 · Nov 7, 2014. #2. If the dirt got on you, he threw dirt on you. If the dirt came towards you but didn't hit you, he threw dirt at you. If you caught the dirt in your hands and you asked him to pitch it to you, he threw the dirt to you. There are some exceptions, but that would be general rule, in my opinion.
Jun 18, 2010 · New Mexico, USA. USA/English. Jun 18, 2010. #2. I think that the "dirt and poverty" is being used here to specifically create a statement about the physical conditions, and the "very uncomfortable" is referring to the feelings the travelers may have have about the physical conditions. Also, dirt and dirty would not necessarily mean the same thing.
Aug 7, 2013 · Hello, In the song "I'm on top of the world" by "Imagine Dragons" there's a part which says: I'm on top of the world, 'ay. 'Waiting for this for a while now, Paying my dues to the dirt. I've been waiting to smile, 'ay. Been holding it in for awhile, 'ay. Take it with me if I can,
Oct 18, 2007 · Hello, I'm listening to "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap", which is a song sung by AC/DC. But I don't understand clearly the sense of the expression. I'd try : "Les mauvaises actions faîtes qui ne coûtent pas cher" ??? Or maybe "Les mauvaises actions faîtes à bon marché" ?? I don't like it much...
Nov 24, 2011 · English - U.S. Nov 24, 2011. #2. "Dirt cheap" comes from "as cheap as dirt," with "dirt" meaning "earth." Since earth is easily obtained for little or no money in most parts of the world, this phrase means "very inexpensive." The use of "dirt" here is not related to its other meaning, "not clean." That is the meaning used in the word "dirty."
