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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.
Jun 30, 2013 · Español. Jun 30, 2013. #1. Hello. In the movie 'Taxi Driver' a group of men are talking about the dangers of their proffesion and the need of carrying a gun. When the conversation ends a man stands up and says: "I'm going to go dig my dirt." He's about to leave but before this, he takes an object out and try to sell it to one colleague.
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.
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.
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.
Feb 6, 2018 · Feb 6, 2018. #2. No, “get dirty with” does not sound at all natural in that context. (It’s also important to be aware that the phrase can have sexual connotations!) What does work is “get something dirty”, e.g. The little girl got her skirt dirty jumping in the puddles / The boy got his hands dirty playing in the sand.
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."
Mar 21, 2013 · Senior Member. Hong Kong. English - mostly BrE, HK Cantonese. Mar 21, 2013. #4. Body mud would sound to me like some sort of beauty mud that you put on your body or skin. Body dirt would simply not be understood. I think grime is the best option.
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.
Jul 23, 2013 · kicking dirt in someone's face. Thread starter EdisonBhola; Start date Jul 23, 2013; E. EdisonBhola
