get down and dirty

phrase

: to do or say harsh and unpleasant things

Sometimes you have to get down and dirty with your competitors.

Examples of get down and dirty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lamborghini is ready to get down and dirty, not with the Urus SUV, but with the 602-hp Huracán Sterrato. — David Beard, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023

Guadagnino emphasized that the cannibals should appear normal at first glance — meaning Perez would have to get down and dirty to differentiate predator from prey. — Katie Reul, Variety, 23 Nov. 2022

The supermodel knows how to get down and dirty without sacrificing drip. — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 2 Nov. 2022

The Mountain Hardwear Basin Trek shorts are made to get down and dirty. — Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022

Oh, lordie, VanDerveer found herself about 12 women willing to get down and dirty on defense. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021

Rhymes for get down and dirty

• cherty
• flirty
• intertie