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muck and bullets

muck and bullets noun: gruelling, unglamorous and potentially dangerous military assignments.

Noun

muck and bullets pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) Gruelling, unglamorous and potentially dangerous military assignments.
    • Conversely, the United States cannot expect to be excused from "muck and bullets" assignments — such as peacekeeping in the Balkans.1999, Mind the gap: Promoting a transatlantic revolution in military affairs
    • I narrated the first series and it went really well, so they commissioned me to get in among the muck and bullets and actually go on patrol around the world.2013, Vinnie Jones, It's Been Emotional, page 215

Questions about muck and bullets

What does muck and bullets mean?
Muck and bullets means gruelling, unglamorous and potentially dangerous military assignments.
What part of speech is muck and bullets?
Muck and bullets is a noun.

Words near muck and bullets in the dictionary

  1. mucivore
  2. mucivores
  3. mucivorous
  4. muck
  5. muck about
  6. muck and bullets
  7. muck around
  8. muck flies
  9. muck fly
  10. muck in
  11. muck out

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