down and dirty

Example Sentences

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As the country prepares to select a new president, it seems fitting that some of the most nominated series are fueled by the art, strategy and down-and-dirty combat of politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

The thriller “Monkey Man” opens on a tender scene and a nod to the power of storytelling, only to quickly get down to down-and-dirty, action-movie business with a flurry of hard blows and faster edits.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

“We like to go for a good mix of wild and crazy buildings but also down-and-dirty bridges,” Wolf said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

But they did make it onto the stage, backed by a string quartet and tearing through the down-and-dirty riffs of their opening number, Smile.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

Wood got involved in a down-and-dirty lawsuit with the Cooke capitalists.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce