get down and dirty
idiom
: to do or say harsh and unpleasant things
Sometimes you have to get down and dirty with your competitors.
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Lamborghini is ready to get down and dirty, not with the Urus SUV, but with the 602-hp Huracán Sterrato.
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David Beard, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
The 110 Hog Hunter is designed to get down and dirty.
—Michael Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2023
Guadagnino emphasized that the cannibals should appear normal at first glance — meaning Perez would have to get down and dirty to differentiate predator from prey.
—Katie Reul, Variety, 23 Nov. 2022
The supermodel knows how to get down and dirty without sacrificing drip.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 2 Nov. 2022
The Mountain Hardwear Basin Trek shorts are made to get down and dirty.
—Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022
Jane likes to get down and dirty.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2021
But even sea turtles can get down and dirty.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Oh, lordie, VanDerveer found herself about 12 women willing to get down and dirty on defense.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021
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David Beard, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
The 110 Hog Hunter is designed to get down and dirty.
—Michael Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2023
Guadagnino emphasized that the cannibals should appear normal at first glance — meaning Perez would have to get down and dirty to differentiate predator from prey.
—Katie Reul, Variety, 23 Nov. 2022
The supermodel knows how to get down and dirty without sacrificing drip.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 2 Nov. 2022
The Mountain Hardwear Basin Trek shorts are made to get down and dirty.
—Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022
Jane likes to get down and dirty.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2021
But even sea turtles can get down and dirty.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Oh, lordie, VanDerveer found herself about 12 women willing to get down and dirty on defense.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021
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“Get down and dirty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20down%20and%20dirty. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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