muck

muck
[mʊk] n
no pl
(Brit)
1) (dirt) Dreck m (fam) (waste) Müll m;
[to be] common as \muck (fam) furchtbar ordinär [o gewöhnlich] [sein] (pej)
to treat sb like \muck jdn wie [den letzten] Dreck behandeln (fam)
2) (euph: excrement) Haufen m (fam) agr Mist m, Dung m; (liquid) Jauche f;
dog \muck Hundehaufen m;
3) (pej fam: sth worthless) Mist m (fam) (food) Fraß m (pej) (sl) (show, pop music) Mist m (fam), Krampf m (fam)
to make a \muck of sth etw versauen (sl)
I've really made a \muck of things this time, haven't I? diesmal habe ich wirklich alles versaut, oder?
PHRASES:
where there's \muck, there's brass (prov) Dreck und Geld liegen nah beisammen (prov)

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