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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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got down

0Is it correct to say:02br
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00Obama got down and dirty to help residents bag sand.02br
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00If yes, what's the meaning of down? I don't think down means a change in the his center of mass.02br
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00Thank in advance.0-
  

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0 I believe the idiom is - to get down and dirty - meaning to do the same as the locals/or other group of people. 02br 00I think a US native will be more help. 0-

— Optilang

  • 0 I believe the idiom is - to get down and dirty - meaning to do the same as the locals/or other group of people.
  • 02br 00I think a US native will be more help.
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0 I believe the idiom is - to get down and dirty - meaning to do the same as the locals/or other group of people. 02br
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00roll up your sleeves and do the dirty job02p

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01b00Dictionary: down-and-dirty02b00 (01span00doun01b00'02b00ənd-dûr01b00'02b00tē02span00)0510
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0I agree with Optilang on the meaningn of "get down and dirty". Maybe there's another meaning as pointed out by MH.02br
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00If I'd like to use this idiom, how should I rephrase the original?0-
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0 I agree with Marius. Expressions like this and "take off the gloves" would more likely be taken figuratively than literally. I read it more in the sense of "dirty fighting" than of "pitching in."02br
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00You also hear the expression in poker, but maybe tongue-in-cheek. 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Is it correct to say:12br
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10Obama got down and dirty to help residents bag sand.12br
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10If yes, what's the meaning of down? I don't think down means a change in the his center of mass.12br
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10Thank in advance.10 12bloc

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0 Thanks, Optilang, MH, Avangi and RayH. 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Is it correct to say:12br
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10Obama got down and dirty to help residents bag sand.12br
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10If yes, 10what's the meaning of down?10 I don't think down means a change in the his center of mass.12blockquote
10There's a very common expression
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