dirty work

  • 51work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …

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  • 52dirty — dirt|y1 [ dɜrti ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not clean ▸ 2 dealing with sex ▸ 3 using unfair methods ▸ 4 very bad ▸ 5 having illegal drugs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not clean: I felt dirty, hungry, and cold. diseases spread by dirty water piles of dirty laundry… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 53work — 1 verb DO A JOB 1 (I) to do a job that you are paid for: Harry is 78, and still working. (+ for): David works for the BBC. | work as a secretary/builder etc: She works as a management consultant for a design company. | work long hours/nights etc …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 54dirty — I UK [ˈdɜː(r)tɪ] / US [ˈdɜrtɪ] adjective Word forms dirty : adjective dirty comparative dirtier superlative dirtiest ** 1) not clean I felt dirty, hungry, and cold. diseases spread by dirty water piles of dirty washing dirty fingernails 2)… …

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  • 55dirty — dirtily, adv. dirtiness, n. /derr tee/, adj., dirtier, dirtiest, v., dirtied, dirtying, adv. adj. 1. soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry. 2. spreading or imparting dirt; soiling: dirty smoke. 3. vile; mean; sordid; contemptible: to… …

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  • 56dirty — adj., adv., & v. adj. (dirtier, dirtiest) 1 soiled, unclean. 2 causing one to become dirty (a dirty job). 3 sordid, lewd; morally illicit or questionable (dirty joke). 4 unpleasant, nasty. 5 dishonest, dishonourable, unfair (dirty play). 6 (of… …

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  • 57dirty — dirt•y [[t]ˈdɜr ti[/t]] adj. dirt•i•er, dirt•i•est, 1) soiled with dirt; foul; unclean 2) spreading or imparting dirt; soiling: dirty smoke[/ex] 3) vile; mean; sordid; contemptible: a dirty scoundrel[/ex] 4) obscene; pornographic; lewd 5)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58dirty*/*/*/ — [ˈdɜːti] adj I 1) not clean piles of dirty washing[/ex] dirty fingernails[/ex] 2) dealing with sex in a way that offends some people dirty jokes/films[/ex] 3) dishonest or unfair dirty tricks[/ex] • do sb s dirty work to do an unpleasant job for… …

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  • 59work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 60dirty trick — Synonyms and related words: artful dodge, artifice, bag of tricks, blind, bluff, bosey, catch, chicanery, chouse, curve, curve ball, design, device, dirty deal, dirty pool, dirty work, dodge, double dealing, duplicity, falseheartedness, fast deal …

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