Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
eat dirt — phrasal : to be or become grovelingly submissive * * * eat dirt To acquiesce submissively in a humiliation • • • Main Entry: ↑dirt * * * I informal suffer insults or humiliation the film bombed at the box office and the critics made it eat dirt … Useful english dictionary
eat dirt — If you eat dirt, you are forced to accept another person s bad treatment or insulting remarks. As a consequence of the strike, the employees had to eat dirt … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
eat dirt — {v. phr.}, {informal} To act humble; accept another s insult or bad treatment. * /Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean./ … Dictionary of American idioms
eat dirt — {v. phr.}, {informal} To act humble; accept another s insult or bad treatment. * /Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean./ … Dictionary of American idioms
eat dirt — accept another s insult or bad treatment, act humble He made the senior manager eat dirt as revenge for his bad treatment in the past … Idioms and examples
eat dirt — informal suffer insults or humiliation. → dirt … English new terms dictionary
eat dirt — vb See eat shit! … Contemporary slang
eat dirt — Humble one s self, abase one s self, lower one s note, fall on one s knees, get a setdown, eat humble pie … New dictionary of synonyms
To eat dirt — Dirt Dirt (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eat dirt — expression of triumph, said to a vehicle overtaken in a race … Dictionary of Australian slang
