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• treat someone like dirt — treat (someone) like dirt to behave badly towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them. I don t know why she stays with him. He treats her like dirt …   New idioms dictionary

• treat like dirt — treat (someone) like dirt to behave badly towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them. I don t know why she stays with him. He treats her like dirt …   New idioms dictionary

• treat somebody like dirt — treat sb like ˈdirt idiom (informal) to treat sb with no respect at all • They treat their workers like dirt. Main entry: ↑treatidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• treat someone like dirt — phrase to behave towards someone in a way that shows you have no respect for them Thesaurus: to show that you do not respect someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: dirt …   Useful english dictionary

• dirt — S3 [də:t US də:rt] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: drit] 1.) any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dust ▪ You should have seen the dirt on that car! ▪ His face and hands were black with dirt. ▪ a patch of grass,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dirt — [ dɜrt ] noun uncount * 1. ) soil or MUD (=soil mixed with water): Groups of children were playing in the dirt. mounds of dirt 2. ) a substance that makes something dirty: His face was covered in dirt. Angelo brushed the dirt off his coat. 3. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dirt — [[t]dɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT If there is dirt on something, there is dust, mud, or a stain on it. I started to scrub off the dirt. Syn: grime 2) N UNCOUNT You can refer to the earth on the ground as dirt, especially when it is dusty. They all… …   English dictionary

• dirt */ — UK [dɜː(r)t] / US [dɜrt] noun [uncountable] 1) a substance that makes something dirty His face was covered in dirt. Angelo brushed the dirt off his coat. 2) soil or mud (= soil mixed with water) Groups of children were playing in the dirt. mounds …   English dictionary

• dirt — n. 1 unclean matter that soils. 2 a earth, soil. b earth, cinders, etc., used to make a surface for a road etc. (usu. attrib. : dirt track; dirt road). 3 foul or malicious words or talk. 4 excrement. 5 a dirty condition. 6 a person or thing… …   Useful english dictionary

• dirt — noun Etymology: Middle English drit, from Old Norse; akin to Old English drītan to defecate Date: 13th century 1. a. excrement b. a filthy or soiling substance (as mud, dust, or grime) c. archaic somethi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dirt — noun (U) 1 any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dust: You should have seen the dirt on that car! | dog dirt especially AmE (=waste from a dog s bowels (1)) 2 loose earth or soil: Michael threw his handful of dirt onto the coffin …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English