■ noun
1》 a substance, such as mud, that is regarded as ~y.
↘ informal excrement: dog ~.
2》 loose soil or earth.
3》 informal scandalous or sordid information.
Phrases
eat ~ informal suffer insults or humiliation.
Origin
ME: from ON drit 'excrement'.
■ noun
1》 a substance, such as mud, that is regarded as ~y.
↘ informal excrement: dog ~.
2》 loose soil or earth.
3》 informal scandalous or sordid information.
Phrases
eat ~ informal suffer insults or humiliation.
Origin
ME: from ON drit 'excrement'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004