dirt
Related to dirt: dirt farmer
dirt
1. An utterly worthless or contemptible person. She treated you like dirt when you were with her. Why on earth would you want to go back to her now? I'll never allow you to spend time with dirt like them!
2. slang Scandalous, malicious, or incriminating gossip. People are obsessed with getting the latest dirt on celebrities. The senator's campaign is trying to dig up dirt on his opponent ahead of the upcoming election.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dirt
1. n. low, worthless people. (Singular with the force of plural.) I am not dirt. I’m just temporarily financially embarrassed.
2. n. gossip; scandal; incriminating secrets; dirty linen. What’s the dirt on Taylor?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (as) common as dirt
- air (one's) dirty laundry in public
- air (one's) dirty linen in public
- common as an old shoe
- curly dirt
- dicky dirt
- dig some dirt up
- dig the dirt
- dig up
- dig up dirt
- dig up dirt on (someone or something)
- dirt
- dirt cheap
- dirt file
- dirt nap
- dirtbag
- dirt-poor
- dish the dirt
- dish the dirt on (someone or something)
- do (one) dirt(y)
- do dirt
- do someone dirt
- drag (someone or something) through the dirt
- drag someone or something through the dirt
- eat crow
- eat crow/humble pie/dirt, to
- eat dirt
- have a dirt nap
- hit pay dirt
- hit the deck
- hit the dirt
- hit/strike pay dirt
- pay dirt
- pay dirt, hit
- pay dirt, to hit/strike
- rub someone's nose in it
- strike pay dirt
- take a dirt nap
- throw dirt enough, and some will stick
- throw enough dirt, and some will stick
- track (something) all over
- track (something) into (some place)
- track in
- treat (one) like dirt
- treat like dirt
- treat somebody like dirt
- treat someone like dirt
- wash (one's) dirty linen in public
- we (all) have to eat a peck of dirt before we die
- you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die