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dirt-poorIn a condition of extreme poverty.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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take a dirt napTo die.Rate it:

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dig up dirtTo examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.Rate it:

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dirt cheapInexpensiveRate it:

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dirt fileA compilation of negative gossip or facts about someone.Rate it:

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dirt napA state of permanent rest; the state of death.Rate it:

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dish the dirtTo tell salacious gossip.Rate it:

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leave you into the dirtSomeone pushes you away, and forgets you.Rate it:

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treat like dirtto treat someone badly, especially with disrespect or contemptRate it:

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what are you doingUsed to ask what the interlocutor is currently doing.Rate it:

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the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doingTwo parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities.Rate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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are you doing anything tomorrowAsks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available.Rate it:

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can't do right for doing wrongBe in a situation where any course of action leads to a negative outcome.Rate it:

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do well by doing goodTo achieve social acceptance or financial success as a result of behaving in a benevolent or charitable manner.Rate it:

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doing somebody else's laundryShe married someone else.Rate it:

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doing the townEngaging in an evening of celebration and reveling with little consideration of expenses.Rate it:

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how are you doingAlternative form of how do you doRate it:

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nothing doingAbsolutely not; definitely no.Rate it:

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weary of well-doingTired of always doing the right thingRate it:

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what's doingAn informal greeting.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I'm here to X A and Y B, and I'm all out of ASaid before doing something, usually with a determined, resolute tone.Rate it:

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bring offTo succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.Rate it:

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Clean As a WhistlePerfectly neat and not having any traces of dirtRate it:

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fine words butter no parsnipsTalking about doing something does not get it done.Rate it:

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get your feet wetDoing something for the first time, first experience of somethingRate it:

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imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.Actually doing what another does is the greatest compliment.Rate it:

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jump to my tunejump to my tune', means 'Go Along With Another's Ideas, Program, Schedule, Agenda, 'Cooperate Fully With My Methodology, My Way Of Doing Things:Rate it:

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promptDone quickly and fast. Doing it with no hesitationRate it:

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quit your day dreaming!Pay Attention To What YOU Are Doing!Rate it:

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Take it to HoopAccomplishment of a project in a successful manner; or doing a job in an excellent wayRate it:

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run aboutTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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bang upHe’s doing a bang up good job..Rate it:

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hang outTo spend time doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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potter aboutTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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all talk and no actionSpeaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing littleRate it:

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bang aboutTo make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.Rate it:

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cooking with gasNow doing something in an effective way.Rate it:

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jack inTo stop doing a regular activity. Often a job or studies.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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pan outBy swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.Rate it:

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potter aroundTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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Throw Cold Water on SomethingDoing or saying something that may not be very encouraging; dampening the eagerness of someoneRate it:

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wade inTo interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.Rate it:

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yas queenTo continue what you're doing rightRate it:

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run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

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white magicMagic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.Rate it:

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seeding on the rockEffort not worth doingRate it:

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