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in the PONS Dictionary

muck [mʌk] N no pl Brit

1. muck:

muck (dirt)
Dreck m <-(e)s> inf
muck (waste)
Müll m <-(e)s>
muck (waste)
Kehricht m <-s> CH
[to be] common as muck inf
furchtbar ordinär [o. gewöhnlich] [sein] pej
to treat sb like muck
jdn wie [den letzten] Dreck behandeln inf

2. muck euph AGR:

muck (excrement)
Haufen m <-s, -> inf
muck (excrement)
Mist m <-es>
muck (excrement)
Dung m <-(e)s>
muck (liquid)
Jauche f <-, -n>
muck (liquid)
Gülle f <-> CH
dog muck
Hundehaufen m

3. muck pej inf:

muck (sth worthless)
Mist m <-es> inf
muck (food)
Fraß m <-es, -e> pej
muck (show, pop music)
Mist m <-es> inf
muck (show, pop music)
Krampf m <-(e)s, Krạ̈mp·fe> inf
to make a muck of sth
etw versauen sl
I've really made a muck of things this time, haven't I?
diesmal habe ich wirklich alles versaut, oder?

Phrases:

where there's muck, there's brass prov
Dreck und Geld liegen nah beisammen prov

Lady ˈMuck N no pl Brit pej inf

Lady Muck
die feine Dame

I. muck about, muck around inf VB intr

muck about
Unfug treiben
to muck about [or around] with sth
an etw dat herumfummeln

II. muck about, muck around inf VB trans

to muck sb about [or around]
mit jdm umspringen[, wie es einem gefällt]
stop mucking me about!
sag mir endlich, was Sache ist!
I'm tired of their mucking me about
ich bin es leid, wie sie mit mir umspringen

muck in VB intr Brit inf

muck in
mithelfen inf
muck in
mit anpacken
to mix and muck in
ohne großes Federlesen[s] mit anpacken

I. muck out VB trans

to muck out ⇆ sth
etw ausmisten inf

II. muck out VB intr

muck out
ausmisten inf

muck up VB trans Brit inf

to muck up ⇆ sth
etw vermasseln inf [o. sl verbocken] [o. regioninf verhauen]
to muck up an exam
eine Prüfung versieben inf [o. region verhauen]

muck-rak·ing [-reɪkɪŋ] N no pl

muck-raking
Enthüllungsjournalismus m <->
muck-raking
Sensationsjournalismus m pej
muck-raking
Skandaljournalismus m pej

ˈmuck-up N inf

muck-up
Fehlschlag m <-(e)s, -schläge>
muck-up
Reinfall m inf
Present
Imuck about
youmuck about
he/she/itmucks about
wemuck about
youmuck about
theymuck about
Past
Imucked about
youmucked about
he/she/itmucked about
wemucked about
youmucked about
theymucked about
Present Perfect
Ihavemucked about
youhavemucked about
he/she/ithasmucked about
wehavemucked about
youhavemucked about
theyhavemucked about
Past Perfect
Ihadmucked about
youhadmucked about
he/she/ithadmucked about
wehadmucked about
youhadmucked about
theyhadmucked about
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dog muck
Hundehaufen m
to muck up an exam
eine Prüfung versieben inf [o. region verhauen]
[to be] common as muck inf
furchtbar ordinär [o. gewöhnlich] [sein] pej
to treat sb like muck
jdn wie [den letzten] Dreck behandeln inf
where there's muck, there's brass prov
Dreck und Geld liegen nah beisammen prov

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