What does "dirt" mean?

In addition to the idiom beginning with dirt, also see dig up (dirt); dish the dirt; eat crow (dirt); hit the deck (dirt); pay dirt; treat like dirt. Also see under dirty.

See dirt in WNW Idioms

do someone dirt

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Slang to do harm to someone, as by deception or malicious gossip

hit the dirt

Slang to drop to the ground

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