- treat someone like dirt
- to behave towards someone in a way that shows you have no respect for them
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treat someone like dirt
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treat someone like dirt — treat (someone) like dirt to behave badly towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them. I don t know why she stays with him. He treats her like dirt … New idioms dictionary
treat someone like dirt — phrase to behave towards someone in a way that shows you have no respect for them Thesaurus: to show that you do not respect someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: dirt … Useful english dictionary
treat like dirt — treat (someone) like dirt to behave badly towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them. I don t know why she stays with him. He treats her like dirt … New idioms dictionary
dirt — [ dɜrt ] noun uncount * 1. ) soil or MUD (=soil mixed with water): Groups of children were playing in the dirt. mounds of dirt 2. ) a substance that makes something dirty: His face was covered in dirt. Angelo brushed the dirt off his coat. 3. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
treat — treat1 [ trit ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 behave toward someone ▸ 2 deal with something ▸ 3 cure illness ▸ 4 protect/preserve something ▸ 5 be nice to someone 1. ) to behave toward someone in a particular way: She felt she had been unfairly treated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
treat — [[t]tri͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ treats, treating, treated 1) VERB If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave towards them or deal with them in that way. [V n with n] Artie treated most women with indifference... [V n as/like n] Police… … English dictionary
dirt */ — UK [dɜː(r)t] / US [dɜrt] noun [uncountable] 1) a substance that makes something dirty His face was covered in dirt. Angelo brushed the dirt off his coat. 2) soil or mud (= soil mixed with water) Groups of children were playing in the dirt. mounds … English dictionary
dirt — S3 [də:t US də:rt] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: drit] 1.) any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dust ▪ You should have seen the dirt on that car! ▪ His face and hands were black with dirt. ▪ a patch of grass,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
treat — treat1 W1S2 [tri:t] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(behave towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(deal with something)¦ 3¦(illness/injury)¦ 4¦(buy something for somebody)¦ 5¦(protect/clean)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: traitier, from Latin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dirt — [[t]dɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT If there is dirt on something, there is dust, mud, or a stain on it. I started to scrub off the dirt. Syn: grime 2) N UNCOUNT You can refer to the earth on the ground as dirt, especially when it is dusty. They all… … English dictionary
