1 waste matter from farm animals
SYNMANURE:
to spread muck on the fields
2 (informal, especially BrE) dirt or mud:
My face and hands were covered in muck. * Can you wipe the muck off the windows?
3 (informal, especially BrE) something very unpleasant:
I can't eat this muck!
IDIOMS
where there's muck there's brass (BrE, saying) used to say that sb has made a lot of money from an unpleasant or dirty business activity
词性: verb
PHRASALVERBS
muck about / around (BrE, informal) to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or doing sth else
SYNMESSABOUT/AROUND:
I spent most of my time at school mucking about and getting into trouble.
muck about / around with sth (BrE, informal, disapproving) to do sth, especially to a machine, so that it does not work correctly
SYNMESSABOUT/AROUND:
Who's mucking around with my radio?
muck sb about / around (BrE, informal) to treat sb badly, especially by changing your mind a lot, or by not being honest
SYNMESSSBABOUT/AROUND:
They've really mucked us about over our car insurance.
muck in (BrE, informal)
1 to work with other people in order to complete a task:
If we all muck in, we could have the job finished by the end of the week.
2 to share food, accommodation etc. with other people:
We didn't have much money, but everyone just mucked in together.
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