Usage patterns
〈物〉に泥がつくfor mud to get on something
My shoes got mud on them.
泥を落とすto wash off/remove mud
As soon as I got home, I washed the mud off my shoes.
泥にはまるto get stuck in mud
The car got stuck in the mud and couldn't move.
泥遊びをするto play in the mud
The children had fun playing in the mud at the park.
Expressions· 8
泥をかぶるtake the blame; shoulder the responsibility 顔に泥を塗るbring disgrace on; put to shame; fling mud at 泥を吐くconfess; come clean; spill the beans 泥に塗れるget covered in mud; be smeared with mud
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泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯うstarting something too late; acting after the fact; closing the stable door after the horse has bolted