Dirty Jobs Hands Work Mark I Unpleasant Dishonest

• dirty hands/clothes
• a dirty mark
• try not to get too dirty!
• i always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty).

dirty

1. not clean
• dirty hands/clothes
• a dirty mark
• Try not to get too dirty!
• I always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty).
• If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.
• There were shelves full of dusty books.
• It’s absolutely filthy in here.
• Don’t you come in here with those muddy boots on!
• soiled nappies/diapers
• He hoped she wouldn’t notice his grubby shirt cuffs.
• a pair of paint-stained jeans
2. connected with sex in an offensive way
• a dirty joke/book
• He's got a dirty mind (= he often thinks about sex).
3. unpleasant or dishonest
• a dirty lie
• She's a dirty player.
• He's a great man for doing the dirty jobs (= jobs which are unpleasant because they involve being dishonest or mean to people).
4. dull
• a dirty brown carpet
5. using illegal drugs
6. to be a subject or an idea that people think is bad or immoral
• Profit is not a dirty word around here.
7. (to do) the unpleasant or dishonest jobs that somebody else does not want to do
• Next time you can get somebody else to do your dirty work for you!
8. to cheat somebody who trusts you; to treat somebody badly or unfairly
• I'd never do the dirty on my friends.
9. behaving in an unfair or aggressive way, especially because you want to win
• The candidate again got down and dirty with his rival.
• The online campaign was getting down and dirty.
10. rude and shocking
• The singer got down and dirty at the club last night and made headlines again.
• The singers are a down-and-dirty duo from Ohio.
11. to do physical work
• He's not frightened of getting his hands dirty.
12. to look at somebody in a way that shows you are annoyed with them
• See related entries: Facial expressions
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/facial_expressions/dirty
13. to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing

Extra Examples

• Everything in the room was incredibly dirty.
• Go and play football if you like, but don’t get dirty!
• He’s not frightened of getting his hands dirty.
• The soot had made everything dirty.
• He always gets someone else to do the dirty work for him.
• I always get given the dirty jobs.
• If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.
• My thumb had left a dirty mark on the paper.
• She always gets other people to do her dirty work for her.
• She’s a dirty player.
• The dirty clothes go in the washing machine.
• You dirty liar!