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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.
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.
Feb 20, 2017 · puttin' the hurt in the dirt. I take it to mean "putting the effort into yardwork/gardening". [The idea here of "dirt" being "soil".] exgerman said: Hurt in the Dirt is a fairly common name for outdoor sporting events. I have seen this in connection with mountain bike events. I think the idea is similar; to put as much effort as possible into ...
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.
Sep 18, 2017 · 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. For example, if a child is playing with a ...
Jul 23, 2013 · kicking dirt in someone's face. Thread starter EdisonBhola; Start date Jul 23, 2013; E. EdisonBhola Senior Member . Korean Jul 23, 2013 #1 I have co ...
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.
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.
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.
