dirt

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EAT DIRT,

HIT THE DIRT,

PAY DIRT.

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pay dirt

[pay dirt] {n.}, {slang} 1. The dirt in which much gold is found. * /The man searched for gold many years before he found pay dirt./ 2. {informal} A valuable […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

eat dirt

[eat dirt] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act humble; accept another's insult or bad treatment. * /Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hit the dirt

[hit the dirt] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {military} To take cover under gunfire by falling on the ground. * /We hit the dirt the moment we heard the machine gun fire./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

dish the dirt

[dish the dirt] {v. phr.}, {slang} To gossip, to spread rumors about others. * /Stop dishing the dirt. Sally, it's really quite unbecoming!/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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