| 词汇 | down and dirty |
| 词源 | down and dirty. In stud poker the last cards are dealt face down, often followed by the dealer’s remark “Down and dirty,” which the cards are for some of the players. From this practice came the expression down and dirty, meaning nasty, low, vi- cious and deceptive: “These are down and dirty times.” |
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