dirty up

dirty up

To soil or begrime something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dirty" and "up." I'm not dressing the kids for church until the last possible second so that they won't have a chance to dirty up their clothes.
See also: dirty, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dirty something up

Rur. to get something dirty. Those pants are brand-new! Don't dirty them up! Don't dirty up your brand-new pants!
See also: dirty, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • back into
  • back into (someone or something)
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • adapt (something) to (something)
  • adapt to
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for