muck in
verb
mucked in; mucking in; mucks in
British, informal
: to help out especially by doing work
muck in with the hard work
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Eileen has freshly embraced sobriety, and has brought her manuscript with her in the hopes of impressing several key mucky-mucks in attendance.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Snowy egrets fluttered down to the fertile muck in search of shrimp and crab larvae.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Oct. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Snowy egrets fluttered down to the fertile muck in search of shrimp and crab larvae.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Muck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muck%20in. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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