Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Intently and fiercely competitive, often unscrupulously so.
- adjective Bawdy; lewd.
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Examples
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Now, for some, the internet world is simply a collection of more properties to be used as leverage in down-and-dirty business transactions.
Art Brodsky: Our Open Internet Under Siege Art Brodsky 2010
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Now, for some, the internet world is simply a collection of more properties to be used as leverage in down-and-dirty business transactions.
Art Brodsky: Our Open Internet Under Siege Art Brodsky 2010
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This rapid-fire progression of statements, counter-statements, letters from Congress, and board resignations was a down-and-dirty fight for the title of "True Advocate for Women's Health."
Mara Leventhal: When One Women's Health Advocate Is Pitted Against Another, No One Wins Mara Leventhal 2012
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According to one show insider, this problem exists for all of the contestants, but especially for Lusk because of his tendency to let it rip when the song isn't down-and-dirty rock-and-roll or heavy metal.
American Idol Backstage Report: Jacob Lusk on the Hot Seat 2011
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Not only is he the Doctor with the most distinctive appearance that still manages to be somewhat suave, but he's also the Doctor most likely to get down-and-dirty with his fists, what with the training in Venusian Aikido and all, and he's also the most gadget-friendly Doctor.
Dr. Who As Anime 2009
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And that begs a serious question: What's more attractive for a conservative politician who wants to make a difference – the considerable megaphone of Fox, or the down-and-dirty, 24-hour-a-day scrap to get and hold the world's hardest job?
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JPMorgan employees also committed down-and-dirty Tammany Hall-style crimes like bribery and bid-rigging.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Want to Solve All your Problems, Rupert Murdoch? Become A Banker. RJ 2011
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JPMorgan employees also committed down-and-dirty Tammany Hall-style crimes like bribery and bid-rigging.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Want to Solve All your Problems, Rupert Murdoch? Become A Banker. RJ 2011
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But it was in Wisconsin that the down-and-dirty details of their operation began to emerge -- they'd not only funded the election campaigns of the governor and the new GOP legislature, but also an advertising effort attacking the state's teachers.
Bill McKibben: Koch Brothers + US Chamber = Why Congress Doesn't Care About Climate Change Bill McKibben 2011
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She could say what GOP mainstream political leaders couldn't, and say it in a way that would get the hoots and whistles from the millions that wanted the GOP to get down-and-dirty and call Obama out.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Palin Presidential Scam Stays in High Gear Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011
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