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13 de set. de 2024 · Sep 13, 2024. #7. When Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson worked together, they solved many crimes in London, but then Dr. Watson got married and left Sherlock, so the latter kept on solving crimes alone. In my sentence these crimes are described as London dirt. So, figuratively, Sherlock kept on picking London dirt (solving London crimes) alone.
18 de jun. de 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.
7 de nov. de 2014 · English, USA. 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.
4 de jul. de 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.
13 de jan. de 2023 · Jan 13, 2023. #1. There is an expression on the new I read “shovels are hitting dirt on ambitious plans to fortify America’s infrastructure.”. I check the expression “hit the dirt on” in dictionary, found it means “to drop to the ground”. And the expression in the news, I guess, means “the Biden government is starting to ...
6 de fev. de 2018 · In place of: a. My daughter got dirty with dirt. She was playing near the river and walking barefoot, trying to build a little children's castle. b. John got dirty with oil after trying to fix the car's engine. I'd use: a. My daughter has some dirt on her face, arm, dress, etc.
24 de fev. de 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.
24 de nov. de 2011 · 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."
23 de jul. de 2013 · I have come across people saying "kicking dirt in someone's face". I am wondering if it means to disregard someone or treat someone rudely? Thank you. :)
18 de set. de 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.
